Torero David Mora was the only bullfighter to stand out in the afternoon bullfights with the Valdefresno bulls. He was awarded one ear with his second bull. The other two toreros, Rubén Pinar and Alberto Aguilar finished empty-handed. The bulls from the Valdefresno bull-ranch failed to impress on their debut in Pamplona.

9^th of July (18:30 h.) Valdefresno
Alberto Aguilar: silence and silence
David Mora:  silence and one ear
Rubén Pinar:  silence and silence

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Manuel Escribano was awarded an ear in yesterday’s afternoon bullfight with bulls from the Dolores Aguirre bull-ranch. The young torero showed he has some style and he attracted the interest of the crowded bullring. However, the anecdote of the day was found in one of the bulls –the sixth of the afternoon named “Cantinillo”. This final bull jumped the wooden fencing of the ring and entered the passageway, giving the people who were gathered there at the ringside, an unexpected fright. Among those present was the State Government delegate in Navarra, who had to turn and run as fast as she could in search of a protection shelter, as shown in the photo from today’s local newspaper, Diario de Navarra.

8th July  (18:30 h.) Dolores Aguirre
Manuel Escribano: one ear and a turn around the arena
José Miguel Pérez “Joselillo”:  applause and silence
Juan del Álamo: silence and applause

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The lackluster second bullfight of the Sanfermin bullfighting week was every bit as dull as the morning running of the bulls which featured these same Alcurrucén bulls. The only break in the monotony came when the banderillero David Peinado received a jab of a horn to his skull. His leg had been hooked by the bull’s horns and he fell to the ground without suffering any injury. But as a result of this action he was subsequently jabbed by the bull’s horn in his head, causing a 10-centimeter cut to the side of his skull. He was treated in the infirmary located inside the bullring. The banderillero could not continue with his bull, but it seems that the wound has been superficial and the bullfighter’s assistant is not in any danger.

But in general terms, the afternoon bullfighting proved very dull and boring and the blame must be laid on the Alcurrucén bulls whose level of fervor was well below that of the animated attempts of the bullfighters

Bullfight 7th July. Alcurrucén bull-breed
Antonio Ferrera: silence and silence
Antonio Nazaré: silence and turn around the arena
Alberto López Simón: silence and silence

At the horse-riding bullfight held yesterday, 6th of July, Pablo Hermoso de Mendoza and Sergio Galán both had the main door of the Pamplona bullring opened in their honor, after they were awarded two ears each, amid the cheers of an enthusiastic public. Roberto Armendáriz had to do with the award of one ear.

6th July (20:00 h.) Horse-riding toreros. San Pelayo
Pablo Hermoso de Mendoza: ear and ear
Sergio Galán: silence and two ears
Roberto Armendáriz: one ear and silence

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5 julio (20:00 h.) Novillada. El Parralejo
Javier Antón: silencio y oreja
Rafael Cerro: ovación y ovación
Posadas Maravillas: silencio y 2 orejas

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This morning the final list for matadors for the bullfights of the  Feria del Toro 2013 y were made known as well as the order of appearance for the different bull breeds for both the morning running of the bulls and the afternoon bullfights.

-7th July. Alcurrucén. Antonio Ferrera, Antonio Nazaré y Alberto López Simón
-8th July. Dolores Aguirre. Manuel Escribano, José Miguel Pérez “Joselillo” y Juan del Álamo
-9th July. Cebada Gago. Alberto Aguilar, David Mora y Rubén Pinar
-10th July. Victoriano del Río. Morante de la Puebla, Julián López “El Juli” y Alejandro Talavante
-11th July. Torrestrella. Francisco Marco, Iván Fandiño y David Mora
-12th July. El Pilar y Moisés Fraile. Juan José Padilla, Julián López “El Juli” y Jiménez Fortes
-13th July. Fuente Ymbro. Juan José Padilla, Miguel Ángel Perera e Iván Fandiño
-14th July. Miura. Rafael Rubio “Rafaelillo”, Javier Castaño y Jiménez Fortes.

The bullfighting week will also see a novillada on the 5th of July and on the 6th the corrida de rejones, or bullfighting on horseback will take place. The bulls to be used on the 6th of July are from San Pelayo de Guareña with the three horseback matadors, Pablo Hermoso de Mendoza, Sergio Galán and Roberto Armendáriz; on the 5th of July the novillo bulls from the bull ranch of El Parralejo with the three young toreros: Javier Antón, Rafael Cerro and Posadas Maravillas.

The president of the bullfighting committee of the Casa de Misericordia organizing entity, José María Marco García-Mina stated that there has always been a tradition of repeating with those bullfighters who have enjoyed success in any given year and that “we have also wished to take a chance on some of the young rising stars who are aiming for the top and we feel that it is right and proper to help promote new faces in this renowned bullfighting week.”

The award of the Premios Ciudadela de Pamplona were handed over to the bullfighters Pablo Hermoso de Mendoza – the horseback bullfighter – and Javier Castaño -matador- by Enrique Maya, Mayor of Pamplona, who took the opportunity to reiterate his belief: “I am fully confident that the Sanfermin Bullfight week in Pamplona is always going to exist. Pamplona and Sanfermin cannot be understood without bulls”, stated Enrique Maya in his speech as he handed over the awards. This statement in support of the Sanfermin bull fights which are organized each year by the Casa de Misericordia old folk’s home, mean an explicit support from the leading municipal authority of Pamplona for bullfighting and the running of the bulls during the annual Sanfermin fiestas. It is a newsworthy item in the sense that it goes against the normal anti-bull statements that we are becoming used to hearing in the media such as the case of the recent suspension of a bullrunning in Toronto or the withdrawal of several publicity campaigns which had the first prize of a trip to the Pamplona Running of the bulls.

The backdrop to the Mayor’s statement was a gathering of bullfighting fans for the awards ceremony and it was learnt here that the Bullfighting program in Quito (Ecuador) to which Pablo Hermoso de Mendoza had been invited to participate, has now been called off. This same bullfighter received his fourth consecutive award of the Ciudadela de Pamplona for his skill on horseback with the second bull of the day on the 6th of July, 2012 at last year’s bullfighting event during Sanfermin. Equally, the matador, Javier Castaño, was given an award for the skill he showed in the bullring with the third Miura bull on the 8th of July, 2012.

The ceremony was hosted by Mariano Pascal, who is the conductor of the bullfighting program “Va por ustedes”, on radio Onda Cero Navarra. The event was held on the eighth floor of the department store El Corte Inglés, in Pamplona, who sponsor this annual award. Pascal opened the event with some words for Carlos Crosta, who was a much-loved and important figure in the bullfighting week in Pamplona and who died earlier this year in 2012.

Pamplona received the matador, Juan José Padilla, like a hero on his return to the Pamplona bullring after the spectacular goring that he suffered last October when he lost one of his eyes and mobility to a part of his face. To the shouts of “!Qué huevos tienes!” the Peña clubs gave him a big welcome to the arena with of shouts of “Illa, illa, illa, Padilla maravilla” or “Tú si que vales”.

The bullfighter from Jerez strengthened his resolve and gave the packed bullring what it was waiting for and what he can do best. The Peñas in a rare gesture asked for silence for his final stroke with the bull and euphoria broke lose after he killed the first bull. The whole bullring stood up and applauded and loud cheering came from the sunny side of the ring. Padilla was carried around the ring shoulder high as wigs, neckties, wine sacks, fans and flowers were all thrown into the ring. One of the Peña club members dressed up in eye patches and with pirate flags and they presented him with one of their banners which he carried off among loud cheers and applause. With his second bull he was awarded one ear which meant that he could be carried shoulder high out by the main entrance to the bullring, amid the loud acclaim of the public.

The other successful matadors at this year’s Pamplona 2012 Bullfights were Jiménez Fortés with the Fuente Ymbro bulls, and Ivan Fandiño and David Mora with “El Pilar” bulls.