All Topics  
Islero

 

 
   Email Print
   Bookmark   Link
 

 

Islero
 
 
  Topics Islero Topic Home

Islero was the name of the bull from the Miura ranch that gored and killed the famous bullfighter Manolete
Manolete

Manuel Laureano Rodr?guez S?nchez , better known as Manolete, was a famous Spanish bullfighter.He rose to prominence shortly after the Spanish Civil War and is considered by some to be the greatest bullfighter of all time....
. Islero was the 5th bull of the afternoon, and the 2nd for Manolete, on August 28 1947, in the town of Linares
Linares

Linares refers to:...
 in the province of Jaen, Andalusia
Andalusia

Andalusia is a country in the Spanish State. It is the most populous and the second largest, in terms of land area, of the seventeen autonomous communities of the Spain....
, Spain
Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
. Manolete reached over the horns of the bull giving the swordthrust just as Islero gored him in the thigh. He died on the operating table later that evening.






Discussion
Ask a question about 'Islero'
Start a new discussion about 'Islero'
Answer questions from other users
Full Discussion Forum



Encyclopedia


Islero was the name of the bull from the Miura ranch that gored and killed the famous bullfighter Manolete
Manolete

Manuel Laureano Rodr?guez S?nchez , better known as Manolete, was a famous Spanish bullfighter.He rose to prominence shortly after the Spanish Civil War and is considered by some to be the greatest bullfighter of all time....
. Islero was the 5th bull of the afternoon, and the 2nd for Manolete, on August 28 1947, in the town of Linares
Linares

Linares refers to:...
 in the province of Jaen, Andalusia
Andalusia

Andalusia is a country in the Spanish State. It is the most populous and the second largest, in terms of land area, of the seventeen autonomous communities of the Spain....
, Spain
Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
. Manolete reached over the horns of the bull giving the swordthrust just as Islero gored him in the thigh. He died on the operating table later that evening. The Miura bull ranch, located near Seville
Seville

||-||}Seville is the artistic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain. It is the capital of Andalusia and of the province of Seville ....
, Spain, dates from 1849 and is known for producing large and difficult fighting bulls that have killed more bullfighters than any other bull ranch in history.

The name has been given to a car model named the Lamborghini Islero
Lamborghini Islero

The Lamborghini Islero is a sports car produced by Italian automaker Lamborghini between 1968 and 1969. It was the replacement for the Lamborghini 400GT and featured the Lamborghini V12 engine....
.

External links

  • (via Wayback Machine
    Internet Archive

    The Internet Archive is a nonprofit organization dedicated to building and maintaining a free and openly accessible online digital library, including an archive site of the World Wide Web....
    )