Según han anunciado varios medios de comunicación Morante de La puebla reaparecerá el próximo 12 de Mayo en Jerez de la Frontera , compartiendo cartel con Padilla y Manzanares. Los toros serán de la ganadería de Juan Pedro Domecq.

También parecen confirmado que Morante toreará dos corridas de toros en la Feria de San Miguel , en la Real Maestranza de Sevilla. Estas serán dos de las veinticinco corridas de toros que el diestro tiene planificado participar durante la temporada 2018

La Feria de San Isidro es una serie de festejos taurinos que se celebran en la Monumental de las Ventas de Madrid, entre mayo y junio, en torno a la festividad de San Isidro Labrador (15 de mayo), el santo patrono de la capital española. Inicialmente denominada Feria de Madrid, con el tiempo se ha convertido en una de las ferias taurinas más prestigiosas del mundo.

Fue creada en 1947 por el empresario Livino Stuyck quien, al hacerse cargo de la gerencia del coso madrileño, decidió reunir en un solo abono continuo, coincidiendo con la festividad de San Isidro, todas las corridas que se celebraban en mayo. En un principio la feria la formaban solo cinco corridas, que luego fueron subiendo a diez y a quince hasta llegar a los 23 festejos actuales, que se celebran diariamente durante un mes entero: 18 corridas de toros, 3 novilladas y 2 de rejones.

One of the things that most impresses those who attend a bullfight for the first time is the stage of banderillas ( Tercio de Banderillas). It is brief, since it usually does not last more than five minutes, but very intense, because the man faces the bull without the protection of the cape or the muleta. It can also become an aesthetic experience, if the banderillero does his job well and the bull charges fiercely. However, it is not easy to understand its meaning and sense within the framework of the entire bullfight.

The main objective of the Stage of “Banderillas” is to prepare the bull for the next stage: The Stage of Muleta (Suerte de Muleta). The Stage of Varas is the phase in which the bull is lanced by the Picador in order to weaken it and prepare it for the Stage of Muleta (Suerte de Muleta). After being lanced the bull has lost its initial impetuosity , lowering its head and charging only just when it is provoked by the Matador. And now its aggressiveness must be a little bit awakened in order to equilibrate its strenght and be prepared to the stage of Muleta. The bull feels a sharp pain when the “Banderillas” have pierced its back and it Seems to regain his strength and fierceness

Three bullfighters’ assistants or sometimes the bullfighter him or herself jab the bull’s back with three pairs of “Banderillas”. The bull feels a sharp pain when the “Banderillas” have pierced its back.

In the chapter X of “Death In The Afternoon”, Hemingway wrote about the Stage of “Banderillas”, Providing very interesting data to better understand this important part of the Bullfight.

“Act two is that of the banderillas. These are pairs of sticks about a yard long, seventy centimetres to be exact, with a harpoon-shaped steel point four centimetres long at one end. They are supposed to be placed, two at a time, in the humped muscle at the top of the bull’s neck as he charges the man who holds them. They are designed to complete the work of slowing up the bull and regulating the carriage of his head which has been begun by the picadors: so that his attack will be slower, but surer and better directed. Four pair of banderillas are usually put in. If they are placed by the banderilleros or peones they must be placed, above all other considerations, quickly and in the proper position. If the matador himself places them he may indulge in a preparation which is usually accompanied by music. This is the most picturesque part of the bullfight and the part most spectators care for the most when first seeing fights. The mission of the banderilleros is not only to force the bull by hooking to tire his neck muscles and carry his head lower but also, by placing them at one side or another, to correct a tendency to hook to that side. The entire act of the banderillas should not take more than five minutes. If it is prolonged the bull becomes discomposed and the fight loses the tempo it must keep, and if the bull is an uncertain and dangerous one he has too many opportunities to see and charge men unarmed with any lure, and so develops a tendency to search for the man, the bundle, as the Spanish call him, behind the cloth when the matador comes out for the last act with the sword and muleta.”

Goya produced many images of bullfights. He painted this canvas in 1824 when he was 78 years old when he was living in France. It is an oil on Canvas, 49,80 x 70,80 cm. The bull is ready for charge against the Picador. In background there is dead horse riminding us that at the time horses faced the bull without protective shells.

In 1816 Francisco de Goya published Tauromaquia, 33 engravings about bullfighting. They represents teh evolution of bullfighting from its origin to the begining of the XIX century and ilustrates huge achievements of famous bullfighters as Pedro Romero, Ceballos and Pepe Illo.

Francisco de Goya y Lucientes was born in Fuentetodos, a town in the province of Zaragoza on March 30th 1746. Between 1767 and 1771 travelled to France and Italy and afterwads started to make the first engravings inspirede by some paintings by Velazquez.

In 1785 Goya became director of the de Department of painting at the San Fernando’s Academy and in 1786 official spanish king’s painter.

In 1792 he became deaf and started to have hallucinations and extrange visions. Nonetheless he painted the dome of the real Chapel of San Antonio De La Florida in Madrid and a year after he made de egranving’s collection “Los Caprichos”.

Goya was shocked by the terrible Napoleonic invasion in 1808 by which he was inspired to paint “ Los fusilamientos del 3 de Mayo” and La Carga de los Mamelucos” and to print “Los Desastres De La Guerra”. In 1824 he went to Burdeos and printed the series of 4 lithographies “ Los Toros de Burdeos”. On April 16th 1826 he died in Burdeos at the age of 82

The Bullfighting Museum was opened in 1951 and is located in Las Ventas Bullring, next to the Horses Courtyard ( Patio de caballos). The opening hours are From March to October , Monday to Sunday 10 to 18 hours, but the days on which the bullfight is held only 10 to 16 hours; From November to February Monday to Sunday , 10 to 18 hours. The visit is free.

Among the interesting things you can see we would highlight the collection of prints echted in aquatint by Francisco de Goya, wherein are represented various bullfihts “Suertes” and Passes performed at the arenas; the bronze sculpture of Juan Belmonte by Luis Sanguino; the big portrait of Manolete by Espinosa; the color prints by José Vallejo y Galeazo; the engravings by unkown autor: “La Cogida Mortal De Pepe –Illo” and “La Cogida Mortal De Antonio Romero” that represent the death of two famous bullfighters; Four color echtings by known artist about the four Suertes of Bullfighting; the heads of mythical bulls

El Museo Taurino de Madrid fue inaugurado en 1951 y está ubicado en la Plaza de Las Ventas cerca del Patio de Caballos. El horario de visita es de Marzo a Octubre, de lunes a domingo de 10 a 18 horas, pero los días en que se celebra un festejo el horario se reduce de 10 a 16 horas; de Noviembre a Febrero el horario es de lunes a domingo de 10 a 18 horas.

Entre las múltiples cosas interesantes que podemos ver en su interior, destacaría la colección de aguatintas realizadas por Francisco de Goya que representan distintas suertes del toreo realizadas en los ruedos; la escultura de bronce de Juan Belmonte, obra de Luis Sanguino; el gran retrato de Manolete por Espinosa; los grabados en color de José Vallejo y Galeazo; los aguafuertes anónimos : “La Cogida Mortal De Pepe-Illo” y “La Cogida Mortal De Antonio Romero” que representan la muerte de dos famosos toreros en el ruedo; cuatro aguafuertes en color anónimos sobre las cuatro Suertes del toreo y las cabezas disecadas de algunos toros míticos.

Durante la Temporada taurina de Plaza de Toros de las Ventas 2017 se ha observado una mayor asistencia de público respecto a la temporada anterior: La asistencia a los festejos taurinos celebrados en la Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas durante la recién terminada temporada 2017 rozó el millón de asistentes. En total, 973.214 espectadores han pasado por los tendidos de la plaza madrileña en los 67 espectáculos programados teniendo en cuenta las corridas de toros y de rejones y las novilladas.

Viernes 17 de noviembre (18:30h.) Clase Práctica | Álvaro Burdiel, de la Escuela ‘Yiyo’; Miguel Ángel, de CITAR; Borja Collado, de la Escuela de Valencia; Marcos del Rincón, de la Escuela ‘Yiyo’; Manuel Perera, de la Escuela de Badajoz y Rafael León, de la Escuela de Málaga. Novillos de Antonio López Gibaja.

Sábado 18 de noviembre (12:00h.) Clase Práctica | Valentín Hoyos, de la Escuela de Salamanca; Diego García, de la Escuela de Colmenar Viejo; Jesús García, de la Escuela Fundación El Juli; Juan José Villita, de la Escuela ‘Yiyo’; Guillermo García, de la Escuela ‘Yiyo’ y Kevin Alcolado, de la Escuela de Alicante. Novillos de Antonio López Gibaja.

Domingo 19 de noviembre (12:00h.). Novillada sin picadores | 3 finalistas. Novillos de Guadajira

Tauroemoción, ha anunciado que por tercer año consecutivo organizará una corrida de toros en el Palacio Vistalegre de Madrid. Será el próximo sábado 17 de febrero en una corrida homenaje a Victorino Martín.

Viernes, 17 de noviembre. Reses de Antonio López Gibaja para Álvaro Burdiel (Escuela de la Comunidad de Madrid José Cubero “Yiyo”), Miguel Ángel (CITAR de Guadalajara), Borja Collado (Escuela de Tauromaquia de Valencia), Marcos del Rincón (Escuela de la Comunidad de Madrid José Cubero “Yiyo”), Manuel Perera (Escuela de Tauromaquia de Badajoz) y Rafael León(Escuela de Tauromaquia de Málaga).

Sábado 18. Reses de Antonio López Gibaja para Valentín Hoyos (Escuela de Tauromaquia de Salamanca), Diego García (Escuela de Tauromaquia de Colmenar Viejo), Jesús García (Escuela de Tauromaquia de la Fundación El Juli), Juan José Villita (Escuela de la Comunidad de Madrid José Cubero “Yiyo”), Guillermo García (Escuela de la Comunidad de Madrid José Cubero “Yiyo”) y Kevin Alcolado (Escuela de Tauromaquia de Alicante).

Domingo 19. Erales de Guadajira para los tres finalistas de los días anteriores.

El próximo 25 de Marzo ( Domingo de Ramos ) se inaugurará la temporada taurina 2018 con una corrida de toros en la que se lidiarán seis toros de la ganadería del recientemente fallecido Don Victorino Martín. Aun están por determinar los matadores que participarán en este festejo inaugural.