Honored/Notorious Bulls

Although many people think of matadors as the 'central' figures in the Fiesta Brava
(the late 20th Century tendency to make 'celebrities' of most anyone whose 'fame' is marketable makes this perception particularly difficult to resist)
the bos taurus ibericus is actually the sine que non of the bullfight.

Bulls typically achieve 'celebrity' in one of two ways, either by dispatching a torero (the more famous the torero, the more famous the bull) or by receiving an "indulto" (a term borrowed from the law, where it means a 'pardon' or 'reprieve') -- because of its bravery the bull, taken live from the Plaza and replaced by another, spends the balance of his days back on the ganaderia spawning future generations.


Reses Indultadas

Manzanito--(1887)--Sevilla, Spain--Murube bull given an indulto after goring all the toreros in the plaza

Bonito--(1908)--Mexico City--(negro, zaino, de preciosa estampa) bull raised by Arribas Hermanos

Platero--(1935)--Mexico City (Vista Alegre)--(cárdeno oscuro) bull raised by don Matías Rodríguez

Bonito--(1936)--Mexico--bull raised by Heriberto Rodríguez, indultado during a corrida filmed for the taurine scenes in the movie, "Novillero," starring (among others) Lorenzo Garza

Arriero--(1941)--Mexico City--bull raised by Piedras Negras

Elefante--(1886)--an exceptionally brave bull from an unknown ganaderia, fought on three separate afternoons, receiving indultos twice -- unique in taurine history

Gonzalo--(1988)--Garlin, France--novillo (negro) raised by Roland Durand

Peleón--(1988)--Ronda, Spain--(negro) raised by Hros. Salvador Guardiola Dominguez, 560 kilos

Ralea--(1988)--Chiclana, Spain--(negro mulato) raised by Jandilla, 475 kilos

Sardinero--(1988)--Figueras, Spain--novillo (negro) raised by Hnos. Garcia Jiménez, 425 kilos

Zurito--(1988)--Carmona, Spain--novillo (entrepelado bragado y meano) raised by Felipe Bartolomé


Otros

Barbudo--(1801)--bull, raised by Peñaranda de Bracamonte of José Rodríguez, that killed José Delgado "Pepe-Hillo" in Madrid, Spain

Bravío--(1842)--bull, raised by the Duke of Veragua, that killed Roque Miranda "Rigores" in Madrid, Spain

Jocinero--(1862)--Miura bull that killed José Rodríguez "Pepete" in Madrid, Spain

Marinero--(1888)--bull, raised by San diego de los Padres, that killed the banderillero, Juan Sal "Saleri" in Puebla, Mexico

Perdigón--(1894)--Miura bull that killed Manuel García (Espartero) in Madrid, Spain. Perdigón's head is on display in the plaza Museum in Madrid.

Cachurro--(1896)--bull, raised by Ripamilán, that killed Juan Gómez de Lesaca in Guadalajara, Spain

Lengueto--(1897)--bull, raised by José María de la Cámara, that killed Julio Aparici "Fabrilo" in Valencia, Spain

Zaragatero--(1904)--bull, raised by Arroyo Hondo, that killed the banderillero, Rafael Melo "Melito" in Guadalajara, México

Desertor--(1905)--Mirua bull that killed Domingo del Campo "Dominguín" in Barcelona, Spain

Matajacas--(1907)--bull, raised by Tepyahualco, that killed Antonion Montes in Mexico City

Escribano--(1913)--bull, raised by José Bueno, that killed Andrés del Campo in Madrid

Almejito--(1914)--black novillo, raised by López Plata, that killed novillero, Jaime Ballesteros in Cádiz, Spain

Cocinero--(1917) bull, raised by Benjumena, that killed Florentino Ballesteros in Madrid, Spain

Bailador--(1920)--the very small bull (290 kilos), raised by the "Widow Ortega," that killed José Gómez (Joselito) in Talavera de la Reina, Spain

Bombito--(1922)--bull, raised by Guadalest, that killed Manuel Varé "Varelito" in Sevilla, Spain

Pocapena--(1922)--bull, raised by Veragua, that killed Manuel Granero in Madrid, Spain

Extremeño--(1926)--bull, raised by the Marqués de Guadalest, that killed Manuel Báez "Litri" in Málaga, Spain

Gallego--(1926)--bull, raised by Florentino Sotomayor, that killed Mariano Montes in Vista Alegre (Madrid), Spain

Michin--(1929)--bull, raised by San Diego de los Padres, that killed Carmelo Pérez, in Mexico City (Plaza el Toreo de la Condesa)

Fandanguero--(1931)--bull, raised by Graciliano Pérez Taberno, that killed Francisco Vega de los Reyes "Gitanillo de Triana" in Madrid, Spain

Granadino--(1934)--bull, raised by Demitrio y Ricardo Ayala, that killed Ignacio Sánchez Mejías in Manzanares, Spain

Marchoso--(1935)--novillo, raised by Zacatepec, that killed the novillero, Miguel Gutiérrez "Marchoso" in Mexico

Cobijero--(1940)--bull, raised by Piedras Negras, that killed Alberto Balderas (as he was luring it to the center of the plaza so that José González "Carnicerito de México" could safely 'dedicate' it prior to the kill) in Mexico City

Farolero--(1941)--bull, raised by Concha y Sierra, that killed Pascual Márquez in Madrid, Spain

Reventon--(1943)--novillo, raised by don Heriberto Rodríguez, that killed the novillero, Félix Guzman in Mexico

Islero--(1947)--miura bull, 495 kilos, that killed one of the most famous matadors of all time, Manuel Rodríguez "Manolete" in Linares, Spain


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