Sorteo

In the world of the Bullfighting, one indicates by sorteo the drawing lot determining the distribution of the bulls between the Matador S.

History

Until worms the end of the 19th century, it did not have there a sorteo : the order of exit was determined by the stockbreeder ( Ganadero ) itself. The stockbreeders had taken the practice to make leave in fifth position that the bulls of which they thought that it would be the best, from where the saying “No Hay quinto malo” . (“There is not a bad fifth”).

Shine Mazzantini and Antonio Reverte ended up imposing a drawing lot: they showed the stockbreeders to support “Guerrita”.

Unfolding

The very same day of the Bullfight, at midday, takes place the sorteo , made in the presence of the president of the bullfight and a representative of each of the three matadors. Before the sorteo , the representatives of the matadors inspect the bulls, then they form the batches while trying most equitably to distribute the bulls possible according to their supposed facilities or difficulties. The numbers of the bulls are registered per pairs on small papers (traditionally of the cigarette paper) by the representative of oldest of the matadors; papers are then rolled swell about it by the representative of the youngest matador, then put in the hat of the mayoral covered with a newspaper. Each one then draws a ball by order from seniority, the representative of the oldest matador in first.

Once determined the batch of each matador, it is this one which will decide about exit of the two bulls which were allotted to him.

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