Jose Delgado Guerra known as “Pepe Hillo” (one reads “Pepe Illo sometimes”) was a Matador Spanish born the March 11th 1754 with Seville, died in Madrid the May 11th 1801.

Presentation

Raise “Costillares”, it torée as of the fourteen years age and seems to have alternated with him and Pedro Romero before reaching sixteen years.

It is described like fragile and sensual, but especially like a large bullfighter. Its notable competition with Pedro Romero led these two large maestros to fix the rules of the bullfight. Pepe Hillo, inventing news suertes , was considered, in particular, like the true founder of the school of Seville.

There is the author of a monumental treaty of bullfighting, the Tauromaquia O el arte of torear of magpie is caballo which will refer a long time.

The May 11th 1801, it is taken in the arenas of Madrid by the bull “Barbudo”, which makes him lose consciousness then baits itself on him. He dies in a few minutes.

Goya immortalisa this drama in famous remained engravings.

See too

Random links:

Sinistrose | Solomon Juneau | Ayelet-Hashahar | The Community of communes of the Doors of Romilly-sur-Seine | Axelle Carruzzo