Manolete

American  

[mah-naw-le-te] / ˌmɑ nɔˈlɛ tɛ /

noun

1. Manuel Laureano Rodríguez y Sánchez, 1917–47, Spanish matador.

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Manolete British  

/ manoˈlete /

noun

1. original name Manuel Rodriguez y Sánchez. 1917–47, Spanish bullfighter

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Manolete

Little Manolete was aloof and morose, and he wandered through Córdoba lost in thought.

From New York Times ● May 3, 2022

“Now it had happened,” Conrad writes, “happened suddenly and irrevocably”: Manolete wanted to fight bulls.

From New York Times ● May 3, 2022

When Manolete died, a British newspaper reported that his funeral went on for four hours, and a military plane flew low overhead, showering the 100,000 mourners in attendance with red carnations.

From New York Times ● May 3, 2022

Soon, Manolete was said to be worth the equivalent of $37 million in today’s dollars and to command fees equivalent to $160,000 for a single afternoon.

From New York Times ● May 3, 2022

Then he would come close to actual weeping when he described to the class the death of Manolete which he had studied exhaustively while in Spain.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

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