Nimeño II
Christian Montcouquiol ("Nimeño II") (10March 195425November 1991) was a French torero, matador. Career Christian Montcouquiol was born in France. He was the brother of Alain Montcouquiol, a bullfighter known as "Nimeño I". Christian fought his first bull at the age of 15. From 1975 to 1982, Christian appeared in arenas in Spain, France, and Latin America under the direction of Spanish promoter Manolo Chopera. In 1982, Christian separated from Chopera and turned to his brother Alain for management. On 14 May 1989 in Nîmes, Nimeño II and Portuguese torero Victor Mendes were scheduled to fight six bulls. Mendes was injured early in the match, and Nimeño II won renown for killing the six bulls single-handedly. On 10 September 1989 in Arles, Nimeño II was repeatedly gored and hurled into the air by a bull named Pañolero. He landed on his head, fracturing his cervical vertebrae and suffering tetraplegia (paralysis of both arms and legs). After months of rehabilitation, Ni ...
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