Miura bull Antonio Miura Fernandez from 1869 to 1893 and then the younger brother, Eduardo Miura Fernandez until his death in 1917. In his book "Death in the Afternoon", Ernest Hemingway wrote: Bulls from the Miura lineage have a reputation for being large, fierce, and cunning. It is said to be especially dangerous for a "matador" to turn his back on a Miura. Miura bulls have been referred to as individualists, each bull seemingly possessing a strong personal character. The name Miura is best known outside the world of bullfighting thanks to Ferruccio Lamborghini's sports car maker, Lamborghini, and its classic Miura
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