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- 1 2 Woolls, Daniel (2010-02-06). "Teenage Spanish matador kills 6 bulls". AP via Yahoo News.
- ↑ Keeley, Graham (2010-02-06). "Teenage matador Jairo Miguel Sánchez Alonso ready to take on six bulls". The Times of London. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011.
