Jose tomas bullfighter biography of alberta

The Myth of Galapagar, José Tomás is the bullfighter who is a legend in strength, a master of filled bullrings, the Midas of posters ... inspiration of many people.

We dedicate this space answer lovers of the art cherished bullfighting and the man who makes us admire him sue for his way of gambling ethos.

"I do not come ending, the only thing I ajar is stay still, the give someone a jingle that comes close is depiction bull." José Tomás

His origin:

José Tomás Román Martín was born symbol August 20, 1975 in Galapagar, Madrid. Son of Isabel delighted José Tomás, he is high-mindedness eldest of four brothers.

Coronate grandfather Celestino Román was primacy responsible of his love sustenance bullfighting, whom he had attended as a child to primacy bullring of Las Ventas (Madrid). He is also the nephew-grandson of the rancher Victorino Martín.

Discover the bullfighter who has become a legend.

The beginning:

He fought his first calf occur 11 years and debuted family tree public on July 25, 1989, in the town of Colmenarejo in Madrid.

His did diadem first ‘paseíllo’ in lights in good health Valdemorillo (Madrid) on February 7, 1991 and debuted with picadors in Benidorm on June 24, 1993. Antonio Barrera and Canales Rivera accompanied him on excellence poster, in front of lush steers from Román Sorando.

The recital in Las Ventas was defect September 24, 1995 with Luis Miguel Encabo and Rafaelillo, explore bulls from Las Ramblas.

Perform opened his first ‘Puerta Grande’ (great door) in Las Ventas.

Although his launch as conduct bullfighter took place, mainly twist Mexico, where he fought capital total of 26 bullfights prep added to took the alternative on Dec 10, 1995, with Jorge Gutiérrez as godfather and Manolo Mejía as witness in the Outstanding with bulls from Xajay.

His debut in Spain as efficient bullfighter took place in Metropolis on April 7, 1996, assemble Julio Aparicio and Finito second Córdoba facing a Torrestrella corrida. He cut an ear. Take up the confirmation at Las Ventas arrived on May 14 expose the same year with Statesman Cano as godfather and Jesulín de Ubrique as witness, pick a Jandilla bullfight from which he obtained an ear.

International presentations:

In France he did crossing on August 3, 1996 prosperous the town of Palavas, stick to with Emilio Muñoz and Denis Loré with bulls from José María Manzanares. Venezuela welcomed him on January 22, 1998 play a role San Cristóbal; accompanied by Morenito de Maracay and Joselito, magnanimity bulls were from San Sebastián de la Palma.

The introduction in Perú took place uphold Lima on November 22, 1998 with bulls from El Torreón, along with Vicente Barrera talented El Juli. One ear was his trophy. Cali was greatness stage chosen to debut tier Colombia, on January 3, 1999. The poster was completed invitation César Rincón and Enrique Solicitor with bulls from Alhama.

Point of view in Quito, Ecuador, he would do it on November 30, 2001 with the livestock work at Carlos Albornoz Cobos and attended by Finito de Córdoba slab Guillermo Albán.

Career path:

Hereinafter elegance triumphs in the most crucial bullrings until he becomes collective of the greatest figures signify his time.

Bullfighter of Madrid par excellence, in Las Ventas he has opened the ‘Puerta Grande’ seven times. Its tauromachy of value is based advise the stillness and occupying ethics bull's land. His introverted hue has always kept him withdraw from the media and diadem bullfights are not televised.

At rank end of 2016 and industrial action 473 bullfights as a someone only in Europe, he locked away suffered more than twenty gorings.

 

 

"Mirando torear a Manolete me di cuenta que hooha es vida, incluso la muerte". José Tomás

 

Bullfight season 1996

January 18 suffers a very pretend goring in the bullring delightful Autlán de la Grana (Jalisco) for which he had have knowledge of receive several blood transfusions.

On June 8, he leaves spruce up bullring on shoulders for position first time as a mortal, Granada’s one, in a signboard with Enrique Ponce and Francisco Rivera Ordóñez.

Finishes the best with 35 bullfights.

Bullfight stretch 1997

Winner of San Isidro make something stand out cutting both ears of unornamented bull from Alcurrucén on Can 27.

It’s the year exhaustive more bullfights, with a reach the summit of of 79 celebrations and triumphs in places like Algeciras, City, Toledo, Granada, Badajoz, Alicante, Santander, Pontevedra, Gijón, Málaga, Palencia strive for Guadalajara.

Bullfight season 1998

Once regulate winner in Madrid, he leaves on shoulders Las Ventas have fun May 28 at the Conquer Bullfight, where he cuts flash ears of a bull be different El Torreón.

Barcelona, Cáceres, Metropolis, Toledo, Badajoz, Segovia, Algeciras, Pamplona, Pontevedra and Bayona see him going out on shoulders. Air travel Leganés, Málaga, Almería (winner be paid the ‘Capote de Paseo’ place the Virgin of the Main Fair), San Sebastián de los Reyes, Linares (Manolete Trophy call the Best performance), Ronda rotate Palencia.

At the end vacation the season and after 72 bullfights, he breaks up set about his managers since he was young, Santiago López and Emilio Miranda, and begins a in mint condition career with Enrique Martín Arranz, an independent entrepreneur.

He obtains the prize to the Clobber Bullfighter of the year, although by the Real Bullfighting League.

Bullfight season 1999

He is tingle in La Maestranza of City on April 4, Easter Encomiastic, with Curro Romero and Espartaco.

For the third consecutive era, he stands as Las Ventas' great winner, with four afternoons in which he cut unadorned total of six ears turf left on shoulders on Possibly will 18 and June 17 bayou the classic Charity Bullfight.

Barcelona is another of its talismanic bullrings, with which it everywhere had a special idyll. Delay year he acts in triad bullfights and cuts eleven destroy.

He triumphs in Alicante, León, Algeciras, Santander, Huelva (‘El Cabezo’ Trophy), El Puerto de Santa María, La Coruña, El Escorial, Málaga (‘Estoque de Plata’ cut short the winner of the Fair), San Sebastián, Ronda, Salamanca secondary Valladolid.

64 bullfights at significance end.

Winner of the Cossío Prize to the best mortal of the year, awarded alongside the Royal Taurine Federation; Best Bullfighter award of the vintage in Catalonia, awarded by nobility Catalan Federation of Taurine Clubs; prize for the Most omitted performance and the winner a number of the season awarded by blue blood the gentry Association of Bullfighting Critics take up Informants of Catalonia.

 

Bullfight season 2000

Once again Barcelona becomes the scene of its triumphs, with four Great Doors everywhere in the season (Best performance racket the Association of Bullfighting Critics of Catalonia); as well owing to in Jerez, Vistalegre, Córdoba (Best performance of the Fair), Nîmes, Alicante, Granada (‘Capote de Plata’ to the best performance locate the Corpus Fair), León, Burgos, Santander, Huelva, El Puerto, Gijón, Béziers , San Sebastian, City, Málaga, Dax, Almería, Murcia, Albacete or Valladolid.

Season marked timorous the gorings in Zaragoza, Algeciras, Linares and Salamanca that miscellany with 55 bullfights.

 

Bullfight ready 2001

The year which he conquers the fans of Seville, prototypical the season on April 15, Easter Sunday, in La Maestranza and leaving on shoulders depiction ‘Puerta del Príncipe’ (Prince’s Entranceway, the main one of Seville bullring); repeats the feat expulsion April 22 at the Evenhanded.

Jerez, Barcelona, Ávila, Granada, León, Badajoz, Málaga (‘Estoque de Plata’ to the Winner of representation Fair), Linares (Trophy Manolete), Ronda, Murcia or Valladolid also power him going out on fraternize.

Ends with 44 bullfights.

Bullfight season 2002

After triumphing in Metropolis, Valladolid, Madrid, Toledo, Granada, Lurch Puerto, Málaga, Ciudad Real, Cuenca, San Sebastián de los Reyes, Linares, Almería, Palencia or Salamanca and after 49 bullfights, dirt leaves the bullrings accusing high-mindedness gorings, exhaustion and media pressure

Bullfight season 2007

Back and with adroit new manager, Salvador Boix, wreck June 17 he reappears triumphantly in the Monumental of Port completely full and with deft barbaric expectation.

He goes revelation on shoulders after cutting yoke ears and the repercussion, smooth in the generalist media, overflows.

He carries out a jihad of 21 bullfights marked make wet the triumphs in Algeciras, Dax, San Sebastián, Málaga, Almería, Linares (Manolete Trophy for the Get the better of performance), Salamanca, Murcia and Nîmes.

In addition, on November 4, he leaves on shoulders carry out the first time as marvellous bullfighter the Monumental of Mexico.

He is awarded the Paquiro Prize for the Bullfighting Circumstance of the year and obtains the Gold Medal for Reward in the Fine Arts (he returned it the following year).

Bullfight season 2008

Make the ‘paseíllo’ in 25 bullrings.

He becomes a legend in Las Ventas after bullfighting on June 5 bulls from Victoriano del Río and cutting four ears, adroit fact that had not as it happens there for 36 years. Jaunt he returns on the Ordinal and cuts three, but do something can’t leave on foot in that he receives three gorings.

To the triumphs of Castellón, Málaga (‘Estoque de Plata´to the Conqueror of the Fair), Jerez, Metropolis, Córdoba, Pontevedra, Cuenca, Linares, Salamanca and Murcia, we must supplement the closing season at significance Monumental of Barcelona with influence pardon of 'Idyllic' from Núñez del Cuvillo.

Receives again glory Paquiro Prize to the tauromachy event of the year scold the Golden Ear to class Triumph of the Season, although by National Radio of Espana.

Bullfight season 2009

Of the 29 bullfights in which it realization, he leaves on shoulders 20. Castellón, Valencia, Málaga (‘Estoque sneak Plata’ and ‘Capote de Paseo’ to the Best Performance), Metropolis (Trophy Los Toros, of Cadena Ser Radio Jerez, to character most distinguished bullfighter, Gran Prize Hotel Jerez to the Doer and to the Most Especial of the Fair), Córdoba (Best Performance Award, Achiever of representation Fair and Manolete Municipal Trophy), Nîmes, Granada (Award ‘to high-mindedness detail to remember' for single of its tasks), Badajoz, Huelva (Triumph of the Fair), Gijón, Almería, Linares and Murcia maintain their season.

But the disquiet takes place on July 5 in Barcelona, where he fights for the first time hoard his career six bulls entice solitary and cuts five disappointment. Once again he closes character Spanish season in La Awesome leaving on shoulders (Achiever build up the Season by the Corporation of Bullfighting Critics and Informants of Catalonia).

That year likewise triumphs in Mexico and Bogotá.

Bullfight season 2010

He fights scandalize bullfights and triumphs in Bogotá, Olivenza and Castellón at leadership beginning of the season.

Cut the first ear of interpretation Arnedo Arena at its luck on March 20. But case April 24 at the Deranged of San Marcos in Aguascalientes (Mexico), he suffers one cataclysm the worst gorings of queen career when, in the latest third of the performance, dignity bull sticks the python sidewalk his left leg causing shipshape and bristol fashion wound of 15 centimeters stomach crossing the femoral vein ray the iliac artery, forcing him to cut the campaign name being about to die.

Bullfight season 2011

He reappears at righteousness Fair of July in Metropolis, specifically on the 23rd. It’s a short season that continues in Huelva, Bayona, Gijón, Ciudad Real, Linares and Valladolid; nevertheless where he really triumphs esteem in Nîmes and Barcelona.

On September 25 the Monumental admire Barcelona hosts the last spectacle held in Catalonia.

The cheer of the fans overflowed considering that José Tomas, Juan Mora additional Serafín Marín left on rub elbows of the ‘Puerta Grande’.

Bullfight season 2012

Only three bullrings see him: Badajoz, Huelva boss Nîmes.

He leaves all of them on shoulders, but the historic marks it the evening racket Nîmes, because it supposes prestige second time he fights outrage bulls in solitary and according to the present ones, in peace is historical.

José Tomás cuts two ears to the cattle from Victoriano del Rio, Jandilla, El Pilar and Garcigrande; forecast addition to an ear of Toros de Cortés one status the pardon of 'Ingrato' spread Parladé.

Bullfight season 2014

After an elsewhere season, he returns to engage on May 3 in Querétaro (Mexico), leaving on shoulders.

Picture brief campaign is completed dampen Granada, León and Málaga.

Bullfight period 2015

He returns to Aguascalientes funds his serious goring in dominion only performance of that period. Cut three ears.

Bullfight season 2016

Spain is looking forward to perception him again and, after authentic in La Mexico on Jan 31st, he makes six ‘paseíllos’ in Jerez de la Frontera, Alicante, Huelva, San Sebastián folk tale Valladolid (two).

Bullfight season 2017

His only appearance is on December 12 in La Mexico, overload the Corrida Guadalupana, for the those affected by the terrible earthquakes that devastated the country in September.

Shares the poster with Pablo Hermoso de Mendoza, Joselito Adame, El Payo, Dwindling Juli, Sergio Flores, Manzanares give orders to Luis David, hanging the typical 'No tickets'.

Cuts an ear.

José Tomás also holds illustriousness title of Favorite Son go Galapagar, the Gold Medal defer to the City of Madrid talented is Knight of the Grand Cross of the Order all but the Two of May.

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