Years after the death of Rafael Martínez Nadal, his son, Mario, visited the cockpits and took his father’s pocket watch with him, and when he said that he had it at the time of signing the project, the cockpits came to kiss this artifact that Its invention was to measure human existence. Unfortunately the whereabouts of the watch are not known.

Traditionally the galleras in Puerto Rico were places where the poor and the rich met to share something they had in common; his love for roosters. They were places of camaraderie, gathering, drinks and food, where friendship flowed in spurts and when walking through the town, conversation on the topic arose where others joined in and, of course, a spontaneous conversation was formed.

In the last four years, a rooster was built on the Capitol grounds as a tribute to all the cockerels of Puerto Rico, who received it with joy and gratitude. This demonstrated the defense of the statesmen to this centuries-old custom since, unlike Spain, the rooster is the bull of the Caribbean.

Pedro Pierluisi did not go to the cockpit to play or bet. He went as a guest. The ban is on roosters fighting, since federal law considers it cruelty against animals, and there is already a strong movement around the world to defend fauna from undue human interference. However, culture resists the law, since violating the statute is a way of reaffirming Puerto Rican identity.