The Bullfighter Martincho

“Another Of His Follies In The Same Bull Ring” (“Otra locura suya en la misma plaza”)this is the title of this splendid engraving by Goya. It represents a chilling episode . Martincho, famous bullfighter, standing on a table with feet tied seems to be ready to jump over the bull. Martincho was a brave , sometimes reckless, bullfighter capable of the greatest audacies. Goya printed this work in 1815 . Especially interesting is the group of people in the background
Francisco Ebassún Martinez or Francisco Antonio Bassón martines, better known as MARTINCHO (1708-1772) was a bullfighter from Aragón . He was specialized in facing the bulls with shackles on his feet. He got the stanting of Matador de Toros in Madrid in 1750 . When Francisco de Goya was 18 years old , he saw Martincho fighting . Long after his engravings represented the feats of Martincho.