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Manolete, born Manuel Rodriguez Sanchez, came from a family of bullfighters. He was born in San Marina, Cordoba in 1917. He has been feted as possibly Spain's finest matador. He was internationally renowned, having performed in Mexico, Peru, Colombia and Venezuela. He was a serious bullfighter who devised new and dangerous moves but did not play to the crowd. When he was 30, he was gored through the right leg by a Miura bull, a large animal, bred for fighting. He died in 1947 and has been memorialized by a cluster of statues in the Count of Priego Square.

CORDOBA Plaza del Conde de Priego, Monumento a Manolete 14001

Manolete Monument
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Mosque Cathedral of Cordoba Medina Azahara Roman Temple Roman Bridge Torre De Calahorra Bridge Gate / Puerta del Puente Tapas Bars Courtyards - patios The Palace of Viana de Cordoba Alley of the Flowers Synagogue Alcazar de los Reyes Cristianos Alcazar Viejo Manolete Monument Santa Marina Church Museo Taurino Cordoba Botanical Gardens Of Cordoba Museum of Fine Arts

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