{"id":5108,"date":"2026-04-22T12:20:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T12:20:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=5108"},"modified":"2026-04-22T12:20:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T12:20:17","slug":"spains-greatest-matador-gored-by-bull-in-comeback-from-retirement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=5108","title":{"rendered":"Spain\u2019s \u2018greatest matador\u2019 gored by bull in comeback from retirement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div><!--$--><\/p>\n<p><h2>He described the pain as \u2018enormous\u2019<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose drop-cap \">\n<p>During his comeback from retirement, Morante de la Puebla, admired by many Spaniards as the finest bullfighter of all time, has been gored by a bull and is now in hospital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>De la Puebla, 46, whose real name is Jos\u00e9 Antonio Morante Camacho, attracted large crowds with his comeback.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>The renowned Spanish matador suffered the injury on Sunday in Sevilla, his birthplace.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$?--><template id=\"B:0\"\/><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>In the video footage, he is seen lifted off his feet as the bull\u2019s horn punctured his bum.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>His colleagues then drew the animal away from him by distracting it with their capes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Morante is now recovering after he was initially in a very serious condition with the 10-centimetre wound, which perforated his rectum.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>From his hospital bed, he told El Mundo newspaper that \u201cit was the most painful goring I have ever suffered in my career\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>\u201cI felt enormous pain and I was very scared because I could tell that the bull had gored me and I thought I was bleeding a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$?--><template id=\"B:1\"\/><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>After realizing that he was in fact not bleeding all that much, Morante said that in spite of the pain he \u201crelaxed quite a bit\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>The 46-year-old matador has become arguably the most well-known in Spain in recent years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>The author of a book about him, Rub\u00e9n Am\u00f3n, believes he is the greatest Spain has seen.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>\u201cHe treads on more dangerous ground than anyone,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>\u201cThat perfect hybrid of the most powerful, bravest and most aesthetically pleasing bullfighter places Morante out of this world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$?--><template id=\"B:2\"\/><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>On several occasions, Morante had withdrawn from bullfighting, only to return each time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>His comeback in which he made two appearances at Seville\u2019s prestigious April festival had delighted fans.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>In Spain, the last professional bullfighter to die in the ring was 29-year-old V\u00edctor Barrio, who in 2016 was gored in the chest during a bullfight in the city of Teruel.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>In the country, 77 per cent of the people find bullfighting \u201cunacceptable\u201d, as per a poll taken last year by the BBVA Foundation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><\/div>\n<p>#Spains #greatest #matador #gored #bull #comeback #retirement<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>He described the pain as \u2018enormous\u2019 During his comeback from retirement, Morante de la Puebla, admired by many Spaniards as the finest bullfighter of all time, has been gored by a bull and is now in hospital. 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