It was 1892. José de Echevarría y Bengoa, an aristocrat, native of Bilbao, a well-known bull breeder and bullfight enthusiast, and sixth Marquis of Villagodio —a family title proudly held since 1764— bought 70 cows from the Duke of Veragua and 2 stallions from Jacinto Trespalacios. That is how his livestock farm in Coreses, near the Spanish town of Zamora, was founded. All well and good so far. (more…)