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Though driven by animal rights activists, many commentators see it as part of Catalonia desire to distance itself from culture rooted elsewhere in Spain.
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FAREWELL TO CATALONIA The last matador to face a bull in Sunday corrida was himself a Catalan, Serafin Marin.
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