Matador

The matador is the central figure of the Corrida. principal Bullfighter and chief of the Cuadrilla , it is him which is charged to kill the Taureau, as its name indicates it ( matar : to kill in Spanish).

Responsibilities

Its responsibilities recover:

  • the master keys of hoods (at the same time as its peones );

  • to bring the bull to the horse (at the time of the tercio of spades);
  • master keys of Muleta ;
  • the setting with died by the Thrust and possibly the Descabello .

The matador can also pose the Banderilles if it decides some thus, but it is a task which it shares with his peones .

Formation

The matador starts with a phase of training by toréant young old bulls of less than three years ( Becerro S ) during Novillada S without Picador . If the talent, courage and also the chance are there, after a certain number of Novillada S without picador , it will be able to be presented in the form of a Novillero to fight bulls from three to four years ( novillos ) during novilladas .

Lastly, it will take the alternate in a race where, under the sponsorship of a matador and in the presence of a witness, it will obtain the right to fight bulls of more than four years.

Generally, there are six bulls and three matadors per bullfight. Each matador thus fights two bulls: the matador the oldest combat the first and fourth, the second by order of seniority fights the second and fifth, the youngest combat the third and sixth.

Famous matadors

See also: List of matadors

At the beginning of the 21e century, approximately two hundred and fifty to three hundred matadors compose each year the escalafón . The appeared (“high-speed motorboats”) make until a hundred bullfights in the year, much do only one or two of them.

Sources

  • Bartolomé Bennassar. Which invented the bullfight? , in the review collections of the History n° 31: Spain , April-June 2006, p 60-63

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