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Jacco Macacco was a nonhuman primate used in monkey-baiting matches at the Westminster Pit in London in the early 1820s. Though his exact species is unknown, evidence suggests he was most likely a macaque. Jacco achieved some measure of fame in the sporting community through his reputed prodigious record of victories against dogs.
Jacco Macacco was a fighting ape or monkey who was exhibited in monkey-baiting matches at the Westminster Pit in London in the early 1820s. He achieved some measure of fame among the sporting community through his reputed prodigious record of victories against dogs.
The Westminster-Pit: A Turn-up between a Dog and Jacco Macacco, the Fighting Monkey, by Henry Thomas Alken Billy, the celebrated rat-killing dog, circa 1823. Artist unknown. The Westminster Pit was a well-known blood sport arena in nineteenth-century London, England.
A dogfight, by Paul Sandby, c. 1785 A fight between a dog and Jacco Macacco, the fighting monkey, at the Westminster Pit, London. 1822 An English broadside advertising an upcoming event at the Westminster Pit, London, featuring a match between the monkey, Jacco Macacco and a dog, also dog fights, badger-baiting and bear-baiting, c. November 1821
The case for this identification seems to me to be quite strong. It would be good to have a copy of the British Museum image included in the Jacco Macacco page here on Wikipedia, but I must admit that I don't know how to add images. 2A02:C7C:5AED:8E00:ACA7:4A43:B6A5:A8AF 05:21, 15 February 2023 (UTC)
Phil Murphy of New Jersey said he had to protect an illegal migrant from raids (he didn’t). The Hamptons’ “We will protect your domestic workers!” is simply more posturing.
This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.Latitude and longitude coordinates of the sites listed on this page may be displayed in an online map.
Timothy Hale-Cusanelli appears with defense lawyer Andrea Bergman before judge Tonianne Bongiovanni and Assistant U.S. Attorney Sammi Malek during a virtual hearing in a New Jersey court January ...