#manolete

Just two of my fav historical matadors.

I am currently reading a biography of El Cordobés, which i found in the bookshelf of my grandpa (he travelled through Spain a lot during El Cordobés prime, so he got it to get more insights about it back then) and MY GOD. His story could easily be a movie. Growing up in the chaos of the Spanish civil war, he lost his parents early and grew up in extreme poverty, almost starved and then one day he decided to become a matador and risked his life many times on his path until he later became one of the richest and most successful matadors ever. It's really worth to check out the book, it's "Or I'll Dress You In Mourning" by Larry Collins and Dominique LaPierre. I got a lot of inspo for my matador oc Montoya.

Manolete was one of the most famous Spanish bullfighters of the 1940s. Of course, in Spanish bullfighter’s have a more accurate name - Matadors (killers). The bull always dies in the bull ring (or a short time later).

Most of the time, the Matador wins the competition. But that wasn’t the case with Manolete. In August 1947 the bull won, goring Manolete in the thigh. He was taken out of the ring to receive first aid but died a short time later. The exact cause was never revealed but it is suspect he received a transfusion of the wrong blood type.

Happy Birthday Adrien 🥳🎂🎈🎁🎉

April 14,1973

Buon Compleanno 🥳🎂🎈🎁🎉