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The Archaeological Museum of the city, yesterday hosted the presentation of a documentary on the Plaza de Toros de Cehegín.

This has been produced by the company VAI SL, who runs Ana Sastre Moyano and in the same present were the Mayor Cehegín, Jose Rafael Rocamora, accompanied by the Councillor for Culture, Maravillas Fernández García, and Councillors of Public Safety, Joaquín López Carreño and the Local Development Chico Francisco Molina.

In addition, eventually put it, attended by many fans of the bullfighting world among which highlighted the torero and Son of Cehegín, Pepin Liria, who, with the mayor and the director of the production company, were responsible for addressing the large audience that filled the halls of the Museum ceheginero.

The documentary is a journey and a tribute to Coso Taurino ceheginero.

This centennial plaza was inaugurated on September 1901 under the chairmanship of the mayor, and principal benefactor of this, Don Jose Navarro of Cuenca, during his 5 years at the helm of the Mayor was happily finished the work, preparing himself your construction project.

The Municipal Corporation of Cehegín, in gratitude, put his name years later annexed square, calling him his name he was known by his fellow citizens "Don Pepe Navarro".

The works were carried out largely by public subscription, also destining personal work of the entire population, some municipal taxes for that purpose for this.

Antonio Guerrero "Guerrerito" along with Nicanor Villa "Villita were the first bullfighters who dealt the first bull stepped on the ring, named" Morisco "livestock belonging to Don Esteban Hernandez.

For its sand have passed over the years great figures of the bullfighter as Don Rafael Gomez "El Gallo" Juan Belmonte, Manolote, the Cordovan and Pepin Liria, which commemorated the centenary of the square with a spectacular bullfight alone, the same day on September 14 that 100 years before inauguration.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Cehegín