The man admired by many Spaniards as the finest bullfighter ever seen is recovering in hospital after being gored by a bull during his comeback from retirement.
José Antonio Morante, more commonly known by his matador’s moniker Morante de la Puebla, suffered the injury on Sunday, while bullfighting in Seville. Video footage showed him being lifted off his feet as the bull’s horn punctured his buttock, before colleagues drew the animal away from him by distracting it with their capes.
After initially being in a very serious condition with the 10-centimetre wound, which perforated his rectum, Morante is now recovering.
Forgive my ignorance but what’s the hate with bullfighting? Are the bulls treated harshly? If so, that’s understandable
They are tortured with hooked ribbons, called banderillas that just piece the skin in order to enrage them and “prove the skill and bravery” of the matador before they even start trying to kill the bull. A skilled matador can kill the bull quickly, but a poor one can require multiple stabs over 30 minutes or longer.
I went on a highschool trip to Spain, and a bullfight was one of the events. It was horrific. The matador was not skilled, and the poor bull died incredibly slowly and painfully. I’m actually getting a little choked up just recalling it.
They are. I believe that, traditionally, they kill them.
Only after torturing them for hours though
I will assume this is not a troll question. Corridas follow a strict protocol and rules.
First, they get several men in the arena to evaluate the bull, the matador will tease him and other men incite him to complete his charges, so that he doesn’t stay on the matador in the center. Fresh and not well evaluated, he could be a risk for the matador.
Second: picadors (horse back) pierce the bull and try to slice through his neck muscles, so that he can’t raise his head no more, or not too much.
Then, the matador pitch some banderillas on its back.
To kill it, they use swords they get all the way in, then incite the bull to turn left and right so that the sword will cause additional internal damages.
When the bull finally falls, the matador cuts its ear as a trophy. Sometimes the bull is still agonizing.
I let you decide if that’s torture, fair fight, or whatever justification they use to keep that tradition alive.