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Corrida de Toros

by | Jan 1, 2007 | Features & Gunfights

Cowboy Scotty Philip set the stage for the 100-year-old bullfight.
Which is the more aggressive and dominant animal—a Mexican fighting bull (toro) or an American buffalo? Scotty Philip, a cattle trader well known along the Mexican border, decided to find out during the winter of 1906-07. His plan? To ship by rail two bull buffaloes to Juarez, Mexico, for a contest between the two species in the bullring. Scotty and his me


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