Three matadors have been severely injured in Madrid’s Las Ventas bullring. At 8pm on Tuesday, when the second bull of the evening had been dragged away, an announcement was made over the loudspeakers of the bullring. The event was to be suspended, given that all three of the bullfighters on the day’s bill had been injured.
It was the final nail in the coffin of barely an hour of action, dominated by the drama, blood and shock of a gory spectacle that left three bullfighters in the infirmary after suffering horrific injuries.
The worst victim, without a doubt, was David Mora. To the sound of the bugles and drums that announced the first bull of the evening, the matador made his way to the door of the bull pen. He stopped halfway, knelt down in the sand, and waited for the bull to appear.
Deslío emerged, looking around furtively until he made out the bullfighter, and then began his charge toward him. Still on his knees, Mora was violently trampled by the bull, which pivoted around his prey, flipping him over in the sand with his horns. The matador was left helpless in the arena, blood flowing out of his left leg, and desperately awaiting the arrival of assistance to distract the animal.
But there were more surprises in store. As Jiménez Fortes raised his sword, ready for the kill, the bull caught his chest with its head, bouncing him up in the air for moments that felt like an eternity. He was able to walk out of the plaza, but with his breeches ripped apart, and a visibly limp. He was taken to the infirmary, but his medical prognosis was less serious than those of his colleagues.
Antonio Nazaré was also caught by the bull, which made contact with his left leg.
After that, there was nothing left to do but suspend the bullfight due to the injuries to all three toreros the first time that had happened at Ventas in 35 years.
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