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...next Eddie Arcaro will probably speak Spanish better than English. His name will be something like Baeza or Ycaza or Valenzuela, and he will grimace when gringo railbirds make it "Bazza," or "Yacca Zacca," or "Vaylinzella." But that will not matter much, because his saddlebags will be stuffed with Yanqui dollars and back home in Panama or Mexico he will be as popular as the classiest matador de toros. The Presidente will invite him to parties, generals will shake his hand, and when he wins the Kentucky Derby, the biggest race of all, his countrymen will drape sweet-smelling flowers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Panama: The Conquistadores | 5/17/1963 | See Source »

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