Lagartijo

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Rafael Molina Sánchez "Lagartijo"

Rafael Molina Sánchez , called Lagartijo ( lizard ) (born November 27, 1841 in Córdoba ; † August 1, 1900 there ) was a famous Spanish bullfighter .

Life

Lagartijo was the son of Banderillero Manuel Molino and was introduced to fighting bulls by his father as a young boy; his active time as a bullfighter ( matador ) began on September 28, 1865. By the end of his profession in 1893, he had killed 4867 bulls in 29 bullfighting sessions and 1632 corridas and was thus considered the record holder for a long time, before he was only through in summer 2016 the matador Enrique Ponce was replaced. He was seriously injured seven times by the end of his career.

Honors

Bust of Lagartijo on Osario Street in Cordoba

Lagartijo was awarded the highest honorary title for Spanish bullfighters "Califa" ("Kalif").

In his honor a bust was erected at his place of residence in Córdoba in 2002 .

In the Andalusian city ​​of Linares , a bullfighting museum was named after Lagartijo.

Trivia

Lagartijo and his toreros competed on July 26, 1869 in a spectacular fight against the Toro de Lidia Gordito , who killed a total of twenty-one horses of the Picadores (lancers) in the Tercio de Varas (first third) and then in the second act of the fight by the President of the bullring in El Puerto de Santa María was pardoned ( Indulto ). On October 5, 1879, Lagartijo spared the life of the fighting bull Murciélago in the bullring "Plaza de Toros de los Tejares" (Córdoba) at the request of the audience in the final third act of the fight , whose name then became internationally known as the sports car " Lamborghini Murciélago " .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Encyclopedia Quid (France), Editions Robert Laffont, Edition 2004, article: Tauromachie Corrida - Records: Lagartijo (1841-1900) a tué 4867 taureaux (French)
  2. ↑ AplausoS.es (Spanish)
  3. ↑ Lagartijo y la calle Osario in cordoba.abc.es (Spanish)  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / cordoba.abc.es  
  4. ↑ Museo Taberna Lagartijo in tabernalagartijo.com (Spanish) ( Memento of the original from September 17, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.tabernalagartijo.com
  5. ↑ La Gacetilla Taurina in laplazareal.net (Spanish)
  6. ↑ La Plaza real - Toros en El Puerto in laplazareal.net (Spanish)
  7. ↑ Plaza de Toros de los Tejares in cordobapedia.es (Spanish)

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personal data
SURNAME Lagartijo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Molina Sánchez, Rafael
BRIEF DESCRIPTION spanish bullfighter
DATE OF BIRTH November 27, 1841
PLACE OF BIRTH Cordoba (Spain)
DATE OF DEATH August 1, 1900
Place of death Cordoba (Spain)