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Pedro Romero Martínez (November 19, 1754 - February 10, 1839) was a legendary bullfighter
Bullfighting

Bullfighting or tauromachy , is a traditional spectacle of Spain, Portugal, some cities in southern France, and several Latin American countries, in which one or more live bulls are ritually killed as a public spectacle....
 from the Romero family in Ronda
Ronda

Ronda is a city in the Spain province of Malaga. It is located about from the city of M?laga, within the Autonomous communities of Spain of Andalusia....
, 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....
. His grandfather Francisco is credited with advancing the art of using the muletilla; his father and two brothers were also toreros. As a child he participated in two bullfights in Algeciras
Algeciras

Algeciras is a port city in the south of Spain, and is the largest urban area on the Bay of Gibraltar . It is the busiest port in SpainmeThe site of Roman cities called Portus Albus, Caetaria and Iuliua Tracta, the current name of Algeciras seems to come from the Arab occupation of the Iberian Peninsula: Al-Caetaria or...
, he fought in Seville in 1772 and in Madrid, with his father and Costillares
Costillares

Joaqu?n Rodr?guez , better known as Costillares, was a Spanish bullfighter who has been considered the father of modern spectator bullfighting....
, in 1775. In the following year he killed 285 brave bulls, establishing his reputation.






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Pedro Romero Martínez (November 19, 1754 - February 10, 1839) was a legendary bullfighter
Bullfighting

Bullfighting or tauromachy , is a traditional spectacle of Spain, Portugal, some cities in southern France, and several Latin American countries, in which one or more live bulls are ritually killed as a public spectacle....
 from the Romero family in Ronda
Ronda

Ronda is a city in the Spain province of Malaga. It is located about from the city of M?laga, within the Autonomous communities of Spain of Andalusia....
, 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....
. His grandfather Francisco is credited with advancing the art of using the muletilla; his father and two brothers were also toreros. As a child he participated in two bullfights in Algeciras
Algeciras

Algeciras is a port city in the south of Spain, and is the largest urban area on the Bay of Gibraltar . It is the busiest port in SpainmeThe site of Roman cities called Portus Albus, Caetaria and Iuliua Tracta, the current name of Algeciras seems to come from the Arab occupation of the Iberian Peninsula: Al-Caetaria or...
, he fought in Seville in 1772 and in Madrid, with his father and Costillares
Costillares

Joaqu?n Rodr?guez , better known as Costillares, was a Spanish bullfighter who has been considered the father of modern spectator bullfighting....
, in 1775. In the following year he killed 285 brave bulls, establishing his reputation. He allegedly slew over 6000 bulls
Cattle

Cattle, colloquially referred to as cows, are domestication ungulates, a member of the subfamily Bovinae of the family Bovidae. They are raised as livestock for meat , dairy products , leather and as draft animals ....
 before retiring in 1799, all without a scar on his body. However, he was equally famous for being the first matador to view his job as an art form rather than just a display of courage. After retiring, Romero was appointed the head of a bullfighting school in Seville, where he offered his knowledge to matadors-in-training. At the age of eighty, a crowd looked on as he allegedly killed numerous bulls in a bullring in Madrid, probably the last bullfight he ever participated in.

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 often alludes to the legend of Pedro Romero. He is referred to as the "perfect" male, or a representation thereof. Romero was immortalised in Goya's famous portrait.

See also


  • Romero dynasty
  • List of bullfighters
    List of bullfighters

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