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He gained a reputation for his love of cockfights, also calling himself “El Señor de Los Gallos” — the lord of the roosters.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

Santamaria is a fourth generation breeder and director of the Cultural Freedom Foundation, a group that supports bullfights, cockfights, rodeos and other traditional events that involve animals.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 20, 2023

Cockfighting grew so popular it even prompted a Roman Catholic bishop in 1750 to prohibit cockfights at certain times because church attendance had dropped, Llanes says.

From Washington Times • Dec. 19, 2019

Santos Martínez, a graphic designer who like many others has used social media to support the ban, said most Puerto Ricans would be thrilled to see cockfights end.

From New York Times • Nov. 9, 2019

One day we are playing street crickets: it is like cockfights, small-scale.

From "Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti" by Frances Temple