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Ignacio Sánchez Mejías
1891 – August 10, 1934
Spanish bullfighter (1891–1934)
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Ignacio Sánchez Mejías was a Spanish bullfighter. Brother-in-law of the legendary bullfighter Joselito "El Gallo", his figure far transcended the bullfighting field, since he was also a fan of literature and a writer, which made him one of the most popular characters in Spanish culture during the first third of the 20th century. When he died as a result of being gored, he was honored by several poets of the generation of '27, in particular by Federico García Lorca in his Llanto por Ignacio Sánchez Mejías.
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