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Picador — A picador (pl. picadores ) is one of the pair of horsemen in a Spanish bullfight that jab the bull with a lance. They perform in the tercio de varas which is the first of the three stages in a Spanish bullfight.The picador has three main… … Wikipedia
Torero — For the 1956 documentary film, see Torero (film). Matador redirects here. For other uses, see Matador (disambiguation). Matador Israel Lancho before a bullfight during the 2005 Aste Nagusia festival in Bilbao, Spain … Wikipedia
Bullfighting — bull fighting redirects here. For the Taiwanese TV series, see Bull Fighting (TV series). For the rodeo performer, see bullfighter (rodeo). Bullfighting, Édouard Manet, 1865–1866 … Wikipedia
Spanish-style bullfighting — is called a corrida de toros (literally a running of bulls ), or fiesta brava . In traditional corrida , three toreros, also called matadores or, in French, toréadors , each fight two out of a total of six fighting bulls, each of which is at… … Wikipedia
Torero (bullfighter) — Matador redirects here. For other uses, see Matador (disambiguation). A torero is the main performer in bullfighting events in Spain and other Spanish speaking countries. He or she is the person who performs with and kills the bull. The role is… … Wikipedia
rejoneo — ▪ bullfighting a form of bullfighting in which the principal fighter, the rejoneador, is mounted on a highly trained horse and uses a rejón, a short, broad blade fixed to a shaft, to kill the bull. Rejoneo is sometimes called the Portuguese … Universalium
bullfighting — See bullfighter. * * * Spanish corrida de toros Spectacle, popular in Spain, Portugal, and Latin America, in which matadors ceremonially taunt, and usually kill, bulls in an arena. Spectacles with bulls were common in ancient Crete, Thessaly, and … Universalium
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Rejoneador — ( lancer ) is the name given to a bullfighter who fights the bull on horseback. Along with the picador , a rejoneador is the second type of mounted bullfighter in Spanish bullfighting.Classic bullfights may also exhibit a rejoneador spectacle… … Wikipedia
Michael Chabon — Chabon at a book signing in 2006. Born May 24, 1963 (1963 05 24) (age 48) Washington, D.C. Pen name Leon Chaim Bach, Malachi … Wikipedia
Carnegie Medal — The Carnegie Medal in Literature was established in the UK in 1936 in honour of Scottish philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. It is awarded to an outstanding book for children and young adult readers. Nominated books must be written in English and… … Wikipedia
