José Gómez Ortega

José Gómez Ortega ( called Joselito ) ( born May 8, 1895 in Gelves in Seville, † May 16 1920 in Talavera de la Reina ) was a Spanish bullfighter. He is one of the most important bullfighters of the early 20th century and coined along with his great rival, Juan Belmonte, the Golden Age of bullfighting in Spain.

Ortega was the son of the matador Fernando Gómez and the dancer Gabriela Ortega Gómez. From a young age he was fascinated by the profession and its big brother Rafael exercised. He accompanied his brother occasionally to its bullfights and decided early on to become a bullfighter.

On June 13, 1908 Ortega denied at the age of 12 years, his first bullfight in Jerez de la Frontera. He proved to be talented. He soon entered into the various arenas of his homeland and won the leg imitate Joselito. On 28 September 1912 he was appointed in a traditional ceremony, the Alternativa, for Matador. The then 17 year old was the youngest matador of all time. The formal recognition of the appointment was completed on October 1, 1912 as part of a bullfight in Madrid.

Ortega improved with time, his technique and his appearance. Only the best campaigner, he recorded in his Cuadrillas. He stood at the head of the Spanish matadors and performed regularly in Mexico.

In a corrida in Talavera de la Reina on 16 May 1920, the bull Bailador hit him so unhappy with the horn that he carried off a deep puncture wound, in consequence of which he died shortly afterwards. For these Corrida Joselito was initially not reported as participating Matador and had only taken quickly to his personal desire to go into the program.

Reception

Ernest Hemingway leaves the protagonist of his book Death in the afternoon saying, " Joselito " was the best bullfighters of all time was.

• Torero
• Spaniard
• Born in 1895
• Died in 1920
• Man