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Andrés Vázquez (bullfighter)
Andrés Mazariegos Vázquez (; 25 July 1932 – 17 June 2022), known professionally as Andrés Vázquez "El Nono", was a Spanish bullfighter. Among his influences in tauromachy were Juan Belmonte, Domingo Ortega and Antonio Bienvenida. He was awarded the Order of Beneficence in 1975, and ten times he came out of the Great Gate at Las Ventas. He had great success fighting bulls from the Victorino ranch. Bullfighting career Vázquez made his début with horses on 18 July 1960 in Guijuelo. His career was fraught with the sorrow of a hard beginning in the bullfighting world. "The obstacles, the dust, the hardness of the bullfights without stabbing (by picadores) in those ''capeas'' marked a path in which, above the calamities, bullfighting was found." He forged himself as a bullfighter, glimpsing success at Las Ventas, which alternated with some very hard beginnings marked by economic hardship and a goring in the leg that almost crippled him. After much effort on Vázquez's part, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villalpando
Villalpando is a municipality located in the province of Zamora, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census ( INE), the municipality has a population of 1,624 inhabitants. Formerly the town was reputed for its saltpans, the Salinas de Villalpando. Matias Villalpando is a famous Soccer player who has a lineage dating back to Villalpando municipality. Image:Puerta Villa o de San Andres.JPG, Puerta de San Andrés, medieval gate of the village, Villalpando See also *Tierra de Campos *Province of Zamora *Kingdom of León The Kingdom of León was an independent kingdom situated in the northwest region of the Iberian Peninsula. It was founded in 910 when the Christian princes of Kingdom of Asturias, Asturias along the Bay of Biscay, northern coast of the peninsula ... References External links De Intercatia a Villalpando [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |