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El Viti
Santiago Martín Sánchez (; born 18 July 1938), known as El Viti (), is a retired Spanish bullfighter. He holds the record for the greatest number of times that any bullfighter has been borne on shoulders out through the Great Gate at the Las Ventas bullring in Madrid (the greatest honour in the bullfighting world), namely fourteen as a matador, and two others while he was still a ''novillero''. Biography Early life Santiago Martín Sánchez was born on 18 July 1938 in the village of Vitigudino in the Province of Salamanca. He was thus born into the Spanish Civil War and would spend his whole life until the age of 37 living under Francisco Franco's Francoist Spain, military dictatorship. He grew up in a simple, rural family. His father ran a workshop for farm carts. His nickname, El Viti, derives from his boyhood town's name, Vitigudino. The nickname was bestowed upon him by the local schoolteacher Don Manuel Moreno Blanco. El Viti's family had no background in Spanish-style ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vitigudino
Vitigudino is a village and Municipalities of Spain, municipality in the province of Salamanca (province), Salamanca, western Spain, part of the autonomous community of Castile and Leon. It is located 67 kilometers from the provincial capital (political), capital city of Salamanca and has a population of 2.700 people. The municipality is made up of two entities: Majuges at 3 km and Vitigudino, which is the head. In addition, the region has 56 municipalities. Geography The Municipalities of Spain, municipality covers an area of 52 km². It lies 769 meters above sea level and the postal code is 37210. Culture Festivals There are several festivals in this town, but the most important are: "Los Corpus" and "Ferias". Los Corpus These festivities begin on Wednesday, with an incipient "chupinazo" in the Plaza de España, followed at midnight by a capea-verbena that takes place in the bullring. The main day that gives rise to the festivities is the traditional Corpus Thursday, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
