Domingo González Mateos, better known as Domingo Dominguín (4 August 1895 – 21 August 1958), was a
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bullfighter and progenitor of a dynasty of bullfighters.
Career
He was born in
Quismondo
Quismondo is a municipality located in the province of Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. According to the 2006 census (INE
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in the
province of Toledo
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into a peasant family. He left agriculture to take part in rural bullfights () until he took his ''
alternativa'' on 26 September 1917 in Madrid with Joselito (
José Gómez Ortega
José Gómez Ortega (8 May 1895 – 16 May 1920), commonly known as Joselito (), was a Spanish matador in the early twentieth century.
Younger brother of matador de toros Rafael Gómez Ortega ("El Gallo"), Joselito was considered a child pro ...
) for sponsor, facing a bull from the Contreras line.
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Until 1922 he performed at an honourable level but then suffered a rapid decline and retired from the bullring. He became an ''
apoderado'' and an outstanding manager of bullfighters, including his youngest son
Luis Miguel Dominguín and his future son-in-law
Antonio Ordóñez
Antonio Ordóñez Araujo (16 February 1932 – 19 December 1998) was a Spanish bullfighter.
Early life
Antonio Jiménez Ordóñez Araujo was born in Ronda, Spain, on 16 February 1932. His father was Cayetano Ordóñez, called ''Niño de la Pal ...
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Family
Dominguín married Gracia Lucas Lorente, with whom he had five children: Domingo, José, Gracia, Luis Miguel and Carmen. All three sons were well-known bullfighters, as Domingo González Lucas (also known as Dominguín), José González Lucas (also known as Pepe Dominguín) and Luis Miguel Dominguín, the best-known of them, whose son is the singer Miguel Bosé
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Early life
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. Dominguín's elder daughter Gracia had a daughter herself who married the bullfighter Ángel Teruel, while his younger daughter Carmen married the bullfighter Antonio Ordóñez
Antonio Ordóñez Araujo (16 February 1932 – 19 December 1998) was a Spanish bullfighter.
Early life
Antonio Jiménez Ordóñez Araujo was born in Ronda, Spain, on 16 February 1932. His father was Cayetano Ordóñez, called ''Niño de la Pal ...
; their daughter, the socialite Carmen Ordóñez, married as his first wife the bullfighter Francisco Rivera Pérez, known as Paquirri
Francisco Rivera Pérez, known as Paquirri (March 5, 1948 – September 26, 1984), was a Spanish bullfighter.
Death
Paquirri was gored by a bull named "Avispado" (Spanish for street-smart, or wasp-like) during a bullfight in Pozoblanco ( Cór ...
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References
Spanish bullfighters
1895 births
1958 deaths
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