The Old Man and the Sea
who is el capeon
how did he get his name
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That's the name Santiago was given as a child.
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El Campeon is the name that was given to Santiago (when he was a young man) after he had won an epic arm wrestle (more than a day) with "a great negro from Cienfuegos."
