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Bullfighting fans in plea for world heritage status ; EUROPE
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The writer Mario Vargas Llosa and the screen actress Paz Vega are
among a host of celebrities supporting a campaign to gain Unesco
World Heritage status for bullfighting.
The Peruvian novelist and the Spanish actress are just two high-
profile names heading a campaign to convince Unesco to class
bullfighting as part of the country's national heritage.
The pro-bullfighting Platform for the Defence of the Fiesta
Nacional hopes that if Unesco grants the controversial "sport" this
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Out of Spain: Matadors on horns of a dilemma
The Independent - London
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 "AAP Sports News (Australia)")
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CYCLE: Tour of Spain eighth stage results/standings
AAP Sports News (Australia)
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The Economist (US)
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CYCLE: Tour of Spain 19th stage placings/standings
AAP Sports News (Australia)
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Spain and the Independence of the United States: An Intrinsic Gift
South Carolina Historical Magazine
; Spain and the Independence of the United States: An Intrinsic Gift. By Thomas E. Chavez. (Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 2002. Pp. xii, 286; $29.95, cloth.) Thomas Chavez undertook this study of Spain's involvement in the Revolutionary War because he believes that too few Americans
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AAP Sports News (Australia)
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AAP Sports News (Australia)
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Publications offer insight into Spain's possibilities
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
; Whenever I travel, I splurge on books, and Spain was no exception. But the most helpful booklet was free. "Paradores de Turismo Directory" is available free from the Tourist Office of Spain, 845 N. Michigan Ave., suite 915E, Chicago, IL 60611, fax: (312) 642-9817, (312) 642-1992. The booklet notes
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