Pedro Romero, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Pedro Romero

Spanish bullfighter

Date of Birth: 19-Nov-1754

Place of Birth: Ronda, Andalusia, Spain

Date of Death: 10-Feb-1839

Profession: bullfighter, matador

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Pedro Romero Martínez (19 November 1754 – 10 February 1839) was a legendary 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.
As a youth he participated in bullfights in Algeciras and in Seville in 1772; and in Madrid, with his father and Costillares, in 1775.
In the following year he killed 285 bulls, establishing his reputation.
He allegedly fought 5,558 bulls without incurring serious injury before retiring in 1799.He was known as the first matador to present the bullfight as an art form as well as a display of courage.
After retiring, Romero was appointed the head of a bullfighting school in Seville.
Although the school lasted only from 1830 to 1832, it had an enormous influence where Romero offered his knowledge to matadors-in-training.
He is credited with the invention of the classical style of bullfighting in the School of Ronda and Pedro Romero's name is inseparable from the Plaza de Toros (bullring).He killed numerous bulls in a bullring in Madrid at the age of eighty, probably the last corrida he fought.



Alternative names	Francisco Goya Lucientes, Francisco de Goya y Lucientes, Francisco José Goya Lucientes
Description	Spanish painter, printmaker, lithographer, engraver and etcher
Date of birth/death	30 March 1746	16 April 1828
Location of birth/death	Fuendetodos	Bordeaux
Work location	Madrid, Zaragoza, Bordeaux
Authority control	: Q5432 VIAF: 54343141 ISNI: 0000 0001 2280 1608 ULAN: 500118936 LCCN: n79003363 NLA: 36545788 WorldCat