Manolo Chopera; Manolo Chopera, tycoon of bullfighting, died on September 6th, aged 75.(Brief Article)(Obituary)

From: The Economist (US) | Date: September 14, 2002 | Copyright information

Manolo Chopera, tycoon of bullfighting, died on September 6th, aged 75

IT WAS a puzzle to Manolo Chopera that anyone should object to bullfighting. Was it not part of Spanish culture? When non-Spaniards continued to be unpersuaded, Mr Chopera would dig deeper into history. Bullfighting had played a part in the very foundations of European culture. Think of the story of the Minotaur, the creature with a bull's head and a man's body, which had the unfortunate habit of eat...

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