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Romero is family of bullfighters from Ronda, Spain, dating back to the 18th century. [1] [2] The only other family with a comparable history in bullfighting are the Ordóñez, whose founder, Cayetano Ordóñez, "El Niño de la Palmas", was also from Ronda. Notable members of this family are: Francisco Romero; Juan Romero (bullfighter)
Soon after the ring's creation in the 18th century, the Romero family of Ronda emerged to provide over three generations of bullfighters. The most important of them was Pedro Romero (1754-1839), a key figure in the history of bullfighting who slew more than 5,600 bulls.
Pedro Romero Martínez (19 November 1754 – 10 February 1839) was a bullfighter from the Romero family in Ronda, Spain.. His grandfather Francisco is credited with advancing the art of using the muleta; his father and two brothers were also toreros.
Antonio Jiménez Ordóñez Araujo was born in Ronda, Spain, on 16 February 1932. He was the son of Cayetano Ordóñez , better known as Niño de la Palma, another matador . Career
Ordóñez is the name of a Spanish bullfighting family that has flourished since 1917 in Ronda. It is one of two significant bullfighting families from the same city—the other one is the Romero family. Notable members of the Ordóñez family are: Cayetano Ordóñez, known as "Niño de la Palma", father of Antonio Ordóñez.
Cayetano statue in Ronda, Málaga. Cayetano Ordóñez y Aguilera (January 24, 1904, Ronda, Spain - October 30, 1961, Madrid, Spain) is the patriarch of the Ordóñez family of bullfighters. [1] His parents owned a shoeshop called La Palma, which gave him his nickname (Niño de la Palma). In 1917 he first began to perform as a bullfighter in the ...
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He achieved a reputation as a safe bullfighter and was one of the best paid. He appears as one of the first to condemn improvised bullfights. He organized his own team of assistants and forced bullrings to hire them. According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, he "was the first to organize a cuadrilla de toreros (band, or company, of bullfighters ...