In the Palaeolithic man killed animals to feed on their flesh and protected themselves from the cold with their skins. One of these animals was a wild ox, the Urus or Bos Primigenius, 6 foot tall and endowed with big horns. There are cave paintings of this time that represent men hunting bulls.
In the Neolithic period, men stop being nomads to settle and become farmers and ranchers. At this time rituals were already held in which bulls were sacrificed.
In the year 2000 a.c. The Cretans celebrated fertility rituals with brave bulls. Young men and young girls confronted the bull waiting for its charge, and at the last moment,, leaning on the animal’s horns, jumped over it landing on his back or on the ground. These rituals ended with the killing of the bull by breaking its neck or stabbing it . this ritual is usually named Bull-Leaping (taurokathapsia, from Greek ταυροκαθάψια) and cosists of an acrobatic leap over a bull; when the leaper grasps the bull’s horns, the bull will violently jerk his neck upwards giving the leaper the time to perform somersaults and other acrobatic tricks or stunts.
Bull-leaping is still practiced in the south west of France, where it is traditionally known as the course landaise (although usually cows are used instead of bulls. These cows are the female stock of the fighting bulls bred for the corrida in Spain. However once a year bulls are used, instead of cows, in the Festival of Art and Courage). The town of Mont-de-Marsan in Gascony is renowned for its fine sauteurs or “leapers” and écarteurs (“dodgers”) dressed in brocaded waistcoats. They compete in teams, attempting to use their wide repertoire of skillful evasions and acrobatic leaps to avoid the cow’s charges.

SUNDAY APRIL 16TH. BULLS: Núñez del Cuvillo . BULLFIGHTERSMorante de la Puebla, José María Manzanares and Roca Rey.

SUNDAY APRIL 23rd. BULLS: Fuente Ymbro . BULLFIGHTERS: Diego Urdiales, Manuel Jesús “El Cid” and Joselito Adame.

WENEDSDAY APRIL 26TH. BULLS: Torrestrella . BULLFIGHTERS: José Garrido, Álvaro Lorenzo and Ginés Marín.

THURSDAY APRIL 27TH . BULLS: Garcigrande – D. Hernández. BULLFIGHTERS: Morante de la Puebla, Julián López “El Juli” and Alejandro Talavante.

FRIDAY APRIL 28TH. BULLS: Juan Pedro Domecq – Parladé. BULLFIGHTERS: Enrique Ponce, José María Manzanares and López Simón.

SATURDAY APRIL 29TH. BULLS: Victorino Martín BULLFIGHTERS: Antonio Ferrera, Manuel Escribano and Paco Ureña.

SUNDAY APRIL 30TH .BULLFIGHT ON HORSE BACK. BULLS: Fermín Bohórquez REJONEADORES: Sergio Galán, Diego Ventura and Lea Vicens.

MONDAY MAY 1st . BULLS: Daniel Ruiz. BULLFIGHTERS: Rivera Ordóñez “Paquirri” (last bullfight in Sevilla Bull ring), Julián López “El Juli” and Cayetano.

TUESDAY MAY 2nd. BULLS: García Jiménez – Olga Jiménez. BULLFIGHTERS:Morante de la Puebla, Miguel Ángel Perera and Javier Jiménez.

WENEDSDAY MAY 3rd. BULLS: Jandilla – Vegahermosa. BULLFIGHTERS: Juan José Padilla, David Fandila “El Fandi”and Manuel Escribano.

THURSDAY MAY 4TH. BULLS: Núñez del Cuvillo . BULLFIGHTERS: Morante de la Puebla, Alejandro Talavante and David Mora.

FRIDAY MAY 5TH. BULLS: Victoriano del Río –Cortés. BULLFIGHTERS: Sebastián Castella, José María Manzanares and Roca Rey.

SATURDAY MAY 6TH. BULLS: El Pilar-Moisés Fraile . BULLFIGHTERS:Juan José Padilla, Antonio Ferrera and López Simón.

SUNDAY MAY 7TH. BULLS: Miura . BULLFIGHTERS: Antonio Nazaré, Pepe Moral and Esaú Fernández.

The bullfight is neither a fight nor a competition between a man and an animal.
A fight between a 70kg weigh man and a 600 kg bull makes no sense. The animal is physically far superior to a man. But neither is the bullfight a sport in which two opponents compete for victory, like a football game. Defenders of bullfight consider it tan art. The bullfight is an eminently artistic show structured in three acts (Suertes) in which the bullfighter, facing a real danger, using his thecnical skills and following rules established by tradition will end up killing the bull.
Being the bull a living being it is very difficult to use it for artistic purposes. It is a dangerous and unpredicable adversary. The bullfight will have to be brave to face the danger, but also reasonable and know well the art of bullfighting.

The city of Valencia is situated on the banks of the Turia, on the east coast of Spain, . Its historic centre is one of the largest in Spain and this heritage of ancient monuments, views and cultural attractions makes Valencia one of the country’s most popular tourist destinations.
Valencia’s Bullring was built between 1850 and 1859, following the Neoclassical style. The bullfighting arena is situated in central Valencia ( Jativa Street number 28)
Between March 10th and May 13th the follwing bullfights are going to be held in Valencia :
Friday 10: Erales de Aida Jovani para Miguel Senent “Miguelito” (Escuela de Tauromaquia de Valencia), Ramón Serrano (Escuela de Tauromaquia de Murcia) y Álvaro Passalacqua (Escuela de Tauromaquia de Málaga).
Saturday, 11 de marzo Toros de Alcurrucén para Juan Bautista, Fortes y Álvaro Lorenzo.
Sunday12: Toros de Fuente Ymbro para Juan José Padilla, Curro Díaz y Manuel Escribano.
Monday13: Novillada picada con reses de El Parralejo para Leo Valadez, Diego Carretero y Jorge Rico.
Tuesday14: Novillada picada con reses de José Vázquez para Cristian Climent, Andy Younes y Marcos.
Wendsday15: Toros de Jandilla para David Mora, Paco Ureña y Javier Jiménez.
Thursday16: Toros de Victoriano del Río para Sebastián Castella, Miguel Ángel Perera y Román.
Friday17: Toros de Núñez del Cuvillo para El Fandi, Manzanares y Roca Rey.
Saturday18: Toros de Juan Pedro Domecq para Enrique Ponce, Cayetano y Ginés Marín.
Sunday19 matinal: Toros de Fermín Bohórquez para Diego Ventura, Manuel Manzanares y Lea Vicens.
Sunday19: Toros de Garcigrande para El Juli, Alejandro Talavante y López Simón.
Saturday13 de mayo a las 18.30 horas: Novillada con picadores con reses de Sánchez Herrero para Fernando Beltrán, Alfonso Cadaval y Carlos Ochoa.

Leo Valadez has been awarded with one ear and two ears in Iscar ( Valladolid ) today 19th February 2017. On March 26th 2017 Leo Valadez, Diego Carretero and Pablo Aguado will fight in Madrid against bulls from Fuente Ymbro. Te public of Madrid is looking forward to seeing Leo Valadez, one of the most interesting Mexican bullfighters today
Leo Valadez was born in 1997 in Aguascalientes, Mexico. He studied at the Aguascalientes School and at the Fundación El Juli, in Arganda. Leo was the first student to get a scholarship from CITAR ( Centro Internacional de Tauromaquia y Alto rendimiento). He fighted for the first time on June 9th 2013 with Francisco Jose Espada and Cristian Climent against bulls from Antonio Lopez Gibaja.
Technically he handles very well l the Muleta with the left hand, uses aristically the cape and , sometimes , plays the roll of a Banderillero.
Leo Valadez has in the great Mexican bullfighters his great references. “I learn watching his videos, especially David Silveti and Manolo Martinez, are my two favorite bullfighters. It’s time for Mexico to have a new great bullfighter and I will fight to be him. “. He dreamed with fighting at the most importat european bull-rings, but he never forgets Mexico: “I am proud to be Mexican and having success at home will make me very happy.”

Born in 1834 and deaf mute since birth, Daniel Perea was an spanish artist focused on bullfighting . He ilustrated with his drawings many of the 19th century spanish newspapers and magazines . Perea created “A Los Toros” a series of 28 original watercolors with texts that explain in Spanish, English and French the different stages of the bullfight..

Noé Gómez Rodriguez, known as Gomez del Pilar, was born in Madrid in 1988 and fight for the first time as Novillero in Illescas ( Toledo) on March 1st 2009 with Sergio Pulido and Carlos Durán against bulls from El Cortijillo.
He fight in Las Ventas Bull Ring on April 11th 2010 with Román Marcos “El Pela” and Ignacio González. He obtained the stanting of Matador de Toros in Añover de Tajo (Toledo) with Juan José Padilla and Eugenio de Mora and bulls from Luis Algarra on August 27th 2013:
Gomez del Pilar will confirm the Alternativa ( his standing of Matador ) in Madrid on April 9th 2017.

Born in 1834 and deaf mute since birth, Daniel Perea was an spanish artist focused on bullfighting . He ilustrated with his drawings many of the 19th century spanish newspapers and magazines . Perea created “A Los Toros” a series of 28 original watercolors with texts that explain in Spanish, English and French the different stages of the bullfight..

These extraordinary drawings by the spanish artist Manuel Castellano are in Madrid ( National Library ) .
Manuel Rodríguez de la Parra Castellano (3 February 1823/26, Madrid – 3 April 1880, Madrid) was a Spanish costumbrista painter and engraver in the Romantic style, known especially for his bullfight scenes. He was also a noted art collector.
He began his art studies at the Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando in Madrid and later worked with Carlos Luis Ribera to decorate the ceiling of the meeting room for the Congress of Deputies.
In 1856, he won honorable mention at the first National Exhibition of Fine Arts for his painting of the picadors preparing their horses at the old bullring in Madrid (demolished in 1874), which incorporates portraits of many of the period’s most popular bullfighters, including Paquiro.
In 1862, he won third prize at the Exhibition with his depiction of the deaths of Luis Daoíz and Pedro Velarde; again in 1866 for Fernando Valenzuela in prison, and a third time in 1868 for the death of the Conde de Villamediana. In 1875, aged almost fifty, he was awarded a stipend to study in Rome and Venice. He also studied briefly in Paris.[1]
As a collector, he acquired one of the first collections of photographs in Spain. He amassed more than 20,000 of them, from 1853 until his death, primarily portraits and scenic vistas, most of which were arranged in albums. After his death, they passed into the collection of the Biblioteca Nacional. His nephew sold over 6,000 engravings from his uncle’s collection to the museum.

Alberto Aguilar was born in Madrid in 1986 .He started to study at the Taurine School in Madrid on October 5th, 1998. His teachers were Carlos Neila, José Luis Bote, Serranito and Joaquín Bernadó. He fought his first calf in Castilforte (Guadalajara) on August 2nd, 1999. That same year he won the Calf Cycle Competition held in Pozuelo del Rey (Madrid).
In 2000 he made his debut in public in El Batán on July 15th with Novillos from Rocío Sebastián Erice. In 2001 he fought dressed in bullfighter costume for the first time in Las Matas (Madrid) against bulls of Víctor Aguirre being rewarded with three ears. That same year he fought a total of 33 calves, with important triumphs in Dax and Bayona,
On January 4th he participated in Vistalegre, with Novillos ofrom Pablo Mayoral and Mercedes Figueroa, being awarded with two ears.
That same season he compited at VI National Contest of Novilladas. He also fought in Las Ventas Bullring on March 2n in a festival for the victims of the Prestige, with Luis Francisco Esplá, Francisco Rivera Ordonez, Manuel Caballero, Julio Aparicio, Uceda Leal.
His debut in a Novillada with Picadores was on July 23, 2003, in Villalba (Madrid) with Javier Solis and Luis Bolívar and Novillos from Angel Luis Peña. He was awarded with three ears. The season ends with eight novilladas.
In2004 season, he fights a total of 20 Novilladas and awarded with 22 ears and one tail,.
In 2005 he completes his best season as a Novillero, acting in 33 Novilladas , participating in the main Ferias . He was awarded with one ear on May 16th in Madrid.
On August 13th 2006 he obtained the standing of Matador de Toros in Miraflores de la Sierra, , with Ivan Vicente as Padrino (Godfather) and El Capea as Testigo (witness ) and was awarded with three ears. The 2009 season was truncated by a serious knee injury, which prevented him from being able to fight for a long time.
In the last years he have improved his skills as a bullfighter very much and we are looking forwart to seeing him fighting in Madrid on April 9th.