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Old 08-25-2014, 11:49 AM
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Well it's not baseball but there doesn't appear to a Net54 for the Corrida. I spent a couple of years in boarding school in Madrid as a teen. I am an animal lover so I can't explain my attraction to bull fighting but I was drawn to it in a big way. I spent hours at the ring and met some fascinating people. I came across this 1962 Mexican one sheet featuring Manuel Benitez aka El Cordobes and had to have it. The title APRENDIENDO A MORIR translates as learning to die. Benitez was to Spain what Mantle was to the USA in the 1960s. I saw him late in his career and he was still mesmerizing. His biography is titled Or I'll Dress You In Mourning is a great read. Original Pancho Villa photos and El Cordobes items are my only collecting venture outside of baseball. Thanks for indulging me.
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