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"when that matador Gomez was given the bulls ear" (U18.626)
A PC of a matador in a splendid 'habit de lumiere.' Matador Gomez anachronistically evokes Jose Gomez (1895 - 1920), known as Joselito, a Spanish bullfighter born in Gelves (Andalusia) and the youngest bullfighter to receive the title of matador at the age of 17. Joselito was fatally wounded at age 25 during a competitive bullfight with his brother-in-law.
