Is Miguel de la Quadra-Salcedo the most based man in history?
>from a Navarrese, Carlist, aristocratic family with claimed ties to El Cid
>1.90 m tall; 96 kg of pure strength
>inspired by the life of Saint Francis Xavier
>ran with the bulls in Pamplona
>Olympic athlete
>set a javelin world record using a revolutionary throwing style — banned for being too dangerous
>worked as a whaler; hunted 44 sperm whales
>sailed down the Amazon
>caught an anaconda with his bare hands
>gold prospector in Brazil
>ethnobotanist in Colombia
>parachuted into the Congo to bury martyred Dominican nuns and recover the consecrated hosts; in gratitude, Dominican convents worldwide offered him food and lodging for life
>war correspondent — witnessed Vietnam, Israel, Eritrea, Cambodia, Bolivia and Chile firsthand
>TV personality
>lion tamer
>wounded countless times in the field
>travelled to almost every country on Earth
>founded Ruta Quetzal to train new generations of adventurers
>devout Catholic; enjoyer of the Traditional Latin Mass
>owned an 8,000-volume library; obsessed with Spanish conquistadors, Jules Verne, and Homer
>his national ID literally listed his profession as “wandering traveler” (giróvago)
>received countless medals and state honors
The definition of a legend