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Antoñete
Antonio Chenel Albadalejo (; 24 June 1932 – 22 October 2011), professionally and popularly known as Antoñete (), was a Spanish bullfighter. His family had no background in bullfighting beyond Antoñete's father having been a ''monosabio'' (a picador's assistant). Antoñete himself explained that his maternal surname should really be Albaladejo, rather than Albadalejo. The transposition of two of the letters in this name arose from bureaucratic carelessness when his Documento Nacional de Identidad (Spain), National Identity Document was issued. Early life Born in Madrid, right near Spain's foremost bullring, Las Ventas, Antoñete spent the Spanish Civil War in the country's east once the Spanish mint (facility), mint had transferred its operations to Valencia; his father was a mint employee. The family later moved to Castellón de la Plana, also on the Costa del Azahar and, once the fighting was over, to Alicante. They moved back to Madrid in 1940 when Antoñete was eight yea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madrid
Madrid ( ; ) is the capital and List of largest cities in Spain, most populous municipality of Spain. It has almost 3.5 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 7 million. It is the Largest cities of the European Union by population within city limits, second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and its wikt:monocentric, monocentric Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area is the List of metropolitan areas in Europe by population, second-largest in the EU.United Nations Department of Economic and Social AffairWorld Urbanization Prospects (2007 revision), (United Nations, 2008), Table A.12. Data for 2007. The municipality covers geographical area. Madrid lies on the Manzanares (river), River Manzanares in the central part of the Iberian Peninsula at about above mean sea level. The capital city of both Spain and the surrounding Community of Madrid, autonomous community of Madrid (since 1983), it is also th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bone Decalcification
Bone decalcification is the softening of bones due to the removal of calcium ions, and can be performed as a histological technique to study bones and extract DNA. This process also occurs naturally during bone development and growth, and when uninhibited, can cause diseases such as osteomalacia. Histology Since calcium-rich bones are exceedingly difficult to study, scientists use bone decalcification to make specimens available for their research. For example, bone decalcification has been used to examine cartilage and magnesium levels in order to understand bone decay. There are two categories of decalcifying agents for removing calcium ions: chelating agents and acids. The acids are further divided into weak (picric, acetic and formic acid) and strong acids (nitric and hydrochloric acid). The acids help produce a solution of calcium ions while the chelating agents take up the calcium ions. The most frequently used chelating agent is Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA). Decal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisbon
Lisbon ( ; ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 567,131, as of 2023, within its administrative limits and 3,028,000 within the Lisbon Metropolitan Area, metropolis, as of 2025. Lisbon is mainland Europe's westernmost capital city (second overall after Reykjavík, Reykjavik), and the only one along the Atlantic coast, the others (Reykjavik and Dublin) being on islands. The city lies in the western portion of the Iberian Peninsula, on the northern shore of the River Tagus. The western portion of its metro area, the Portuguese Riviera, hosts the westernmost point of Continental Europe, culminating at Cabo da Roca. Lisbon is one of the List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest cities in the world and the second-oldest European capital city (after Athens), predating other modern European capitals by centuries. Settled by pre-Celtic tribes and later founded and civilized by the Phoenicians, Julius Caesar made it a municipium ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portugal
Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe. Featuring Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point in continental Europe, Portugal borders Spain to its north and east, with which it shares Portugal-Spain border, the longest uninterrupted border in the European Union; to the south and the west is the North Atlantic Ocean; and to the west and southwest lie the Macaronesia, Macaronesian archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira, which are the two Autonomous Regions of Portugal, autonomous regions of Portugal. Lisbon is the Capital city, capital and List of largest cities in Portugal, largest city, followed by Porto, which is the only other Metropolitan areas in Portugal, metropolitan area. The western Iberian Peninsula has been continuously inhabited since Prehistoric Iberia, prehistoric times, with the earliest signs of Human settlement, settlement dating to 5500 BC. Celts, Celtic and List of the Pre-Roman peoples of the Iberia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedrés
Pedro Martínez González, better known as Pedrés (11 February 1932 – 6 September 2021) was a Spanish bullfighter. Biography Pedrés made his debut as a with picadors in Albacete Albacete ( , , ) is a city and municipality in the Spanish autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha, and capital of the province of Albacete. Lying in the south-east of the Iberian Peninsula, the area around the city is known as Los Llan ... on 16 September 1942. On 8 June 1952, he participated in a bullfight alongside Juan Montero. He appeared in an '' alternativa'' on 12 October 1952 and was first in the in 1953. References 1932 births 2021 deaths Spanish bullfighters Sportspeople from Albacete {{Spain-bullfighting-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julio Aparicio Martínez
Julio Aparicio Martínez (; born 13 February 1932) is a retired Spanish bullfighter and a cattleman. Biography Aparicio was born on 13 February 1932 in the city of Madrid. His father, Julián Aparicio Nieto, was a ''novillero'' (novice bullfighter who fights bull calves) and a ''banderillero''. In 1947, at the age of 15, he appeared at two bullfighting events without ''picadores''. He made his début with horses (that is, with ''picadores'') at Puertollano in the province of Ciudad Real (his father's birthplace) on 6 May 1948, cutting three ears from the calves that he had slain. He presented himself as a ''novillero'' at Las Ventas in Madrid on 19 June 1949, alternating with Luis Rivas and Pablo Lalanda. Five of the bull calves for the event came from the Don Antonio Pérez de San Fernando ranch, whereas the last was supplied by the Doña María Montalvo ranch. Aparicio was borne shoulder-high out through the Great Gate at Las Ventas four times as a ''novillero'', twice each ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alternativa (bullfighting)
The ''alternativa'' ("alternative"), in Spanish-style bullfighting, is the act by which a ''novillero'' is authorized to be considered a ''torero'', so that he can alternate in bullfighting with other bullfighters of the same category, both in bullfighting on foot and on horseback. From the point of view of anthropology, it can be considered that taking the ''alternativa'' is a rite of passage or transition in which the bullfighter completes one stage of his formation to start another in which he becomes a professional matador of bulls. This change becomes effective with the ritual or ceremony of the ''alternativa'' and in the symbolism of the presentation of the bullfighter in society, in which he dons the ''traje de luces The ('suit of lights') is the traditional clothing that Spanish bullfighters (, , and ) wear in the bullring. The term originates from the sequins and reflective threads of gold or silver. These are based on the flamboyant costumes of the 18 ...'' ("sui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pablo Lozano
Pablo Lozano Martín (29 August 1932 — 29 October 2020), commonly known as ''La Muleta de Castilla'', was a Spanish bullfighter and fighting bull cattle rancher, owner of cattle raising and "Hermanos Lozano". Biography Career as bullfighter Lozano was born in Alameda de la Sagra, Province of Toledo, Spain in a wealthy Toledan family on 29 August 1932 and began in the world of bullfighting in the summer of 1949 and premiered on 26 August of that year in Orgaz's bullring while he was training as a ''novillero'' (novice bullfighter). He made his debut with picadors in the bullring of Mora, Toledo a month later, on 16 September 1949 and presented himself to the fans of Toledo a few days later, on 28 September, with a bullfight of the Eugenio Ortega bull-ranch, from Añover de Tajo. Lozano took the alternative on 25 September 1951 in La Monumental bullring in Barcelona with Luis Miguel Dominguín as godfather and and José María Martorell as witnesses. La Vanguardia reporte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barcelona
Barcelona ( ; ; ) is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within city limits,Barcelona: Población por municipios y sexo – Instituto Nacional de Estadística. (National Statistics Institute) its urban area extends to numerous neighbouring municipalities within the province of Barcelona and is home to around 5.3 million people, making it the fifth most populous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Traje De Luces
The ('suit of lights') is the traditional clothing that Spanish bullfighters (, , and ) wear in the bullring. The term originates from the sequins and reflective threads of gold or silver. These are based on the flamboyant costumes of the 18th-century dandies and showmen involved in bullfighting, which later became exclusive to the bullfighting ritual. Later adornments include the hat, more elaborate embroidery, and decorative accessories. Getting "dressed to kill" constitutes a ceremonious ritual by itself: the matador is attended by a squire () who helps him to get dressed, often according to a "lucky" ritual in the privacy of a hotel room. Components of the for a may include: * : the hat that the bullfighter and his assistants (subalterns) wear. The bullfighter dresses during (presentation) and in first two-thirds of the ritual called (goading phase) and (lances phase). It may be offered to a spectator as a mark of honour following a tradition set by Paquiro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
