Víctor Barrio

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Barrio and the second or maternal family name is Hernanz.
Víctor Barrio
Born Víctor Barrio Hernanz
29 May 1987
Segovia, Spain
Died 9 July 2016(2016-07-09) (aged 29)
Teruel, Spain
Occupation Bullfighter

Víctor Barrio Hernanz (29 May 1987 – 9 July 2016) was a Spanish bullfighter from Segovia. He was killed by a bull during the Feria del Ángel festival in Teruel; the bullfight was broadcast live on television.[1] He was the first bullfighter to be killed in Spain since 1985 (excluding the banderilleros Manolo Montoliú and Ramón Soto Vargas, who died in 1992).[2]

Barrio was killed by a 529-kg bull named Lorenzo.[1] There was a gust of wind which blew Barrio's cape, giving the bull a chance to strike him. The bull's horns perforated Barrio's chest several times. He was transported to the bullring's infirmary and was pronounced dead shortly thereafter.[1] The autopsy revealed that Barrio's lungs and thoracic aorta had been pierced.[1] Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy paid tribute to him. Due to Barrio's death, most of the festival acts were cancelled.[3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Víctor Barrio muere tras una brutal cornada en el pecho". El Mundo (in Spanish). 9 July 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "España: después de 30 años, murió un torero por una cornada". La Voz (in Spanish). 10 July 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  3. ↑ Scott, Francis; Couzens, Gerard (11 July 2016). "Spanish bullfighter Victor Barrio is gored to death in front of crowd". DailyMail.co.uk. Retrieved 11 July 2016.


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