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Muleta is the name of a stick the red cloth hangs from in the final third (tercio de muleta
Spanish-style bullfighting

Spanish-style bullfighting is called a corrida de toros , or fiesta brava. In traditional corrida, three toreros, also called matadores or, in French, tor?adors, each fight two out of a total of six Spanish Fighting Bull , each of which is at least four years old and weighs up to about 600 kg ....
 or de muerte) of a bullfight. It is different from the cape used by the matador
Matador

A torero is the main performer in bullfighting events in Spain and other Spanish language-speaking countries. He or she is the person who performs with and kills the bull....
 earlier in the fight (capote de brega).

The muleta obscures a sword, and as in his earlier work with the cape, the bullfighter uses it to attract the bull in a series of passes, demonstrating his control over it.






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Muleta is the name of a stick the red cloth hangs from in the final third (tercio de muleta
Spanish-style bullfighting

Spanish-style bullfighting is called a corrida de toros , or fiesta brava. In traditional corrida, three toreros, also called matadores or, in French, tor?adors, each fight two out of a total of six Spanish Fighting Bull , each of which is at least four years old and weighs up to about 600 kg ....
 or de muerte) of a bullfight. It is different from the cape used by the matador
Matador

A torero is the main performer in bullfighting events in Spain and other Spanish language-speaking countries. He or she is the person who performs with and kills the bull....
 earlier in the fight (capote de brega).

The muleta obscures a sword, and as in his earlier work with the cape, the bullfighter uses it to attract the bull in a series of passes, demonstrating his control over it. The red color of the muleta is actually unnecessary, though, as bulls are dichromatic
Dichromatic

Dichromatic may refer to:* Dichromatic, a form of color-blind in which only two light wavelengths are distinguished rather than the usual three....
, meaning neither the cape nor the muleta color can be accurately discerned by the bull. The color is retained merely for tradition.

There are a number of distinct styles of pass, each with its own name. With the cape, for instance, the verónica
Veronica

Veronica is a female given name, the Latin form of the Greek language name Berenice, Fe??????, which in turn is derived from Greek pherein and nik? , meaning "she who brings victory"....
 is a pass in which the matador slowly swings the cape away from the charging bull while keeping his feet in the same position. The faena is the final series of passes before the kill, in which the matador uses the muleta to manoeuvre the bull into a position to stab it between the shoulders and through the heart. If this fails he must then cut the bull's spinal cord
Spinal cord

The spinal cord is a long, thin, tubular bundle of neuron and glia that extends from the brain. The brain and spinal cord together make up the central nervous system....
 with a second sword, killing it instantly. The task of killing the bull is given to the matador alone; his title means literally "killer".