Historic Bullfighting Events

Black and white images from early 20th century bullfighting, illustrating traditional practices and the drama of the bullring.

07/26/1914. July 26. The bullfighter ale finishing off a show in the plaza of Madrid.

05/26/1910. Yesterday's Fuck in the Bullring. The bullfighter Remigio Frutos (the Algeteño), caught by the second of the Bullfighting Bulls.

09/08/1913. Madría, day 8. Pastoret entering to kill his first Bull.

Madrid, 05/09/1912. The bullfight in Madrid. Ricardo Torres (Bombita), going from crutch to his third bull.

10/21/1923. Madrid, Caught by the right-handed dent in Yesterday's bullfight.

05/04/1913. Becerrada in Madrid. One of the Matadors of the heifer of the Trade Clerks Held yesterday tomorrow.

07/13/1913. From yesterday's bullfight in Madrid. The right-handed Alejandro Saez (Ale), At the exit of a lunge To his second Bull.

01/01/1900. The bullfighter Machaquito in Madrid.

05/01/1912. Bilbao. Second Run. Stroller Passing crutch.

07/26/1914. July 26. The bullfighter ale finishing off a show in the plaza of Madrid.

07/20/1914. July 20th. Belmonte Adorning himself in a muleta task in the Plaza de la Línea. Photo: López García.

05/05/1912. Welcome Bullfighting with a crutch.

Seville, 08/10/1913. Bullring. Manuel Navarro bulldozing one of Correa's bulls. Photo: Baldomero Domínguez.

06/01/1911. Vicente Pastor finishing a pass to the Bull first.

06/29/1914. Gaona Preparing his first Bull for the luck of Varas.

10/01/1926. Cordova. The bullfight of the Press. Magnificent zurito thrust to the fifth Bull for which he was awarded the two Ears and the tail of the Beef.

07/12/1914. 12th of July. Larita Bullfighting in a cape in Barcelona.

06/12/1913. From yesterday's bullfight in Madrid. The famous right-hander Juan Belmonte Lancendo de capa.

07/01/1912. Gijon. Buggy Preparing one of his Bulls.

San Sebastian, 07/27/1913. Vicente Pastor Giving a great Lunge. Photo: R. Martin.

LA CANARIA. MARUJA PADILLA. MATADOR DE TOROS ESPAÑOLA. PLAZA DE TOROS DE MADRID , AÑO 1936. MUJER TORERA.

Valencia, 06/08/1913. Belmonte going in to kill the bull that wounded him in the face.

07/20/1913. Line Square. July 20th. Cocherito when killing the third from Urcola. Photo: López and García.

09/02/1922. Madrid, Sunday's bullfight: the dark-haired man from Zaragoza finishing off a victory in the Bull in which La Oreja won. (Portela photo).

Seville, 1935. El Algabeño during the Ateneo Festival.

10/12/1913. Plaza de Madrid, day 12. Machaquito Putting a Pair of Flags on His Bull First. Photo: wheel.

06/22/1913. Madrid. Bullfight on June 22. Pascual good to finish a cut in a remove.

01/01/1926. Madrid. In the bullring. A pass by the right-handed Joaquín Rodríguez in his first Bull.

05/01/1912. Barcelona. Sources Putting a couple of Flags.

04/01/1913. Seville. José Gómez (Gallito) touching the head after a pass.

10/20/1912. Yesterday's bullfight in Madrid. Algabeño Ii Launching one of the Bulls from yesterday's bullfight.

07/01/1912. Tudela. Corchaito in his knee pass. Photo: fat.

06/09/1913. Algeciras. Bullfight on June 9. Rodolfo Gaona at the end of a play Touching the Testuz. Photo: López García.

05/01/1961. Fermin Murillo in Sales.

03/01/1913. The Magdalena bullfight, in Castellón. Little rooster preparing to enter to kill.

05/11/1919. From yesterday's bullfight in Madrid. Saleri Ii Bullfighting cape.

04/18/1912. Seville. First Run. Welcome Entering To kill your first.

09/05/1911. From yesterday's bullfight in Aranjuez the matador Beaver Ibarra, "Cocherito de Bilbao", giving a knee pass on his third bull.

09/22/1912. Bullfight in Madrid. Paco Madrid Going from crutch to the fifth Bull, before being arrested.

06/01/1913. Becerrada of the Explorers. Ignacio Valenzuela Entering To Hurt.

08/27/1911. Pastoret Spearing his cape To his first Bull.

04/29/1913. Vicente Pastor upon entering to kill his second Bull.

Seville, 04/19/1912. Second run of the April Fair. Rafael Gómez "el Gallo", putting up a good pair of flags.

05/16/1912. Madrid. Bombita Preparing a pass with the right.

San Sebastián de los Reyes (Madrid), 1979 (CA.). Running of the bulls in San Sebastián de los Reyes, a person is caught by the bull in the square.

07/01/1912. Madrid. Dominguín Passing as a crutch.

05/01/1917. From the Charity run. 1.-Gaona Finishing off a Quite. 2.-cock Passing Muleta. 3.-Belmonte in a muleta pass and 4, Fortuna Preparing the Bull for a lunge.

01/01/1926. Madrid. In the bullring. José Roldán in a muleta pass to his second bull.

05/01/1912. Seville. Celita Bullfighting her first Bull.

07/12/1914, Alcalareño caught in Malaga. Photo: Navarro.

03/16/1913. Barcelona, Plaza Nueva Vicente Pastor forcing a bull with the crutch.

06/01/1912. Malaga. Rafael Gómez (Gallito) Going in to Kill. Photo: Obdulio -Approximate date.

12/31/1914. The slow and elegant final turn of the assisted Joselista (photo Perez de Rozas).

07/20/1924. Barcelona. Sunday's bulls. 2.- A good thrust from Valencia II to the fourth bull.

Saint Sebastian. August 1910. Bombita in a magnificent crutch pass.

Nimes. Corrida de toros con Guerrita.

08/11/1912. From yesterday's bullfight in Madrid. Antonio Jiraldez (Jaqueta) in a knee pass.

Éibar, Guipúzcoa, November 1923. Appearance of the bullring during the stone dragging tests by oxen.

05/01/1912. Tetouan. Salvadorito doing the pole vault. Photo: Fresno -Approximate date.

07/16/1911. Novillada in Madrid Alfonso Cela (Celita) Going from crutch to his first Bull.

Mexico, Mexico City, Bull attacking matador in bullfight in 1955

07/01/1926. Bulls in Madrid and Pamplona. 1. Madrid. A picador in danger. (photo Portela and Roldan) 2. Aguero in a cape shoot.

08/25/1912. Malaga, 25. Punteret in his first Bull.

09/29/1917. From Saturday's bullfight in Seville, exciting Mexican bullfighter Rodolfo Gaona is caught by one of the bulls.

08/01/1910. Yesterday's bullfight in Madrid. The Bullfighter Cecilio Giving the Fourth Bull the Knee Pass that Preceded His Catch.

05/17/1915. From yesterday's bullfight in Madrid. Bilbao right-hander Alejandro Sáez (Ale) at the end of a takeaway.

07/14/1912. Madrid. Lombardini Bullfighting with a crutch to the sixth.

12/22/1912. Mexico. The Mexican bullfighter Merced Gómez Adorning himself after a Quite. -photo Almagro.

05/01/1912. Bilbao. Paco Madrid Citing the Bull second.

04/02/1911. Bullfight to benefit the Press Association - Rafael González (Machaquito) Going as a crutch to one of his Bulls.

09/01/1926. Cordoba bullfight: the popular right-hander Rafael Gomez (el Gallo) in a knee pass.

Jerez de la Frontera (Cádiz), May 1926. Chest pass by Sánchez Mejías.

10/10/1926. Madrid. In the bullfighting arena. A natural pass from Antonio Posada to his second of last Sunday's bullfight.

Madrid, 3/16/1924. From Sunday's bullfight. Catching the right-handed Emilio F. Prieto by the second bull. In the lower left corner, the banderillero Pastoret who got stuck in his foot with a banderilla is taken to the infirmary.

05/21/1921. Juan Belmonte kneeling before the bull.

05/04/1917. From yesterday's bullfight in Madrid. 1.-Joselito Finishing off a Quite. 2.-Belmonte in a cape haul.

08/16/1912. San Sebastian Cocherito Bullfighting cape.

06/01/1912. Saragossa. Pedro Carranza killing one of his Bulls. Photo: fat.

03/16/1912. Half cock lunge.

04/08/1913. The third subscription in Madrid. 1. -Vicente Pastor in a Quite.

04/18/1915. From yesterday's bullfight in Madrid, the right-handed Rafael Gómez (Gallo) passing from crutch to one of his bulls.

01/01/1966. A risky and magnificent crutch pass with the right.

05/15/1917. From yesterday's bullfight in Madrid. 1.-cock in a pass from Muleta. 2.- Belmonte Muleteando his first Bull. 3.-Saleri Ii in a cape haul.

Madrid, 05/14/1916. The Charity Run. Rafael Gallo going from crutch to his first bull.

05/01/1916. Ángel Fernández (Angelete) Bullfighting as a cape.

05/12/1916. From yesterday's bullfight in Madrid. The right-handed José Gómez (Gallito) Giving a natural pass to his first Bull, whose ear was granted to him.

Pamplona. 07/09/1935. Sanfermin running of the bulls. Bulls entering the plaza in the third running of the bulls of the Sanfermín festivities.

Anefo photo collection. Rodeo in Schagen. Horse catcher goes on behind a Frisian stallion. August 20, 1967. Noord-Holland, Schagen

Vintage Photograph. Bullfight in Mexico stadium.

Valencia, 06/13/1926. Sánchez Mejías in a pass sitting on the stirrup.

Horse show jumping event, March 10, 1940, Genoa, Italy, 20th century.

09/15/1913. Jerez de la Frontera. Day 15. Manuel Navarro entering to kill his first Bull. Photo: Diego González.

05/12/1918. From yesterday's bullfight in Madrid. Fortuna Bullfighting with a crutch.

09/17/1998. Bulls in Salamanca. Jose Tomas.

Anefo photo collection. Bullfight in Tilburg T.G.V. 65 anniversary of Roman Catholic college, a pacadore on horseback gives the bull's "grace". 11 May 1963. Noord-Brabant, Tilburg

Madrid, 05/29/1913. Charity Bullfight held in Madrid. Bombita finishing a remove with a rebolera.

Jallikattu bull taming during Pongal festival at Alanganallur near Madurai Tamil Nadu India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

09/28/1913. Rodolfo Rodarte after a lunge at his First. Photo: fat.

Sevilla, Corrida de toros, suerte de varas.

06/15/1911. Bulls in Madrid. Regaterín Watching his first Bull fall after a good Lunge.

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