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Mar 10, 2008 | 01:01 PM

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Kikepiz

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RE: 2008 Reventon.

For example... Im wondering why "Murcielago" has that name in the first place...

Mar 11, 2008 | 01:10 AM

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RE: 2008 Reventon.

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ORIGINAL: Kikepiz

For example... Im wondering why "Murcielago" has that name in the first place...

MurciÃ©lago (meaning bat in Spanish) was a famous bull from Joaquin del Val di Navarra's farm, partly responsible for the fame of the Miura breeders.

On October 5, 1879 he fought in CÃ³rdoba, Spain with Rafael Molina Sanchez, "El Lagartijo." He went after the picadores 24 times, with a rare courage. For this display MurciÃ©lago was spared the usual fate of death in the arena. He was given as a gift from El Lagartijo to Don Antonio Miura, who mated him with 70 cows. His line, now called the Miura line, still exists and is famous for its ferocity and courage.

The Lamborghini MurciÃ©lago (a high-performance sports car) is named after him.