Picador - Wikipedia
A picador (Spanish pronunciation: [pikaˈðoɾ]; pl. picadores) is one of the pair of horse-mounted bullfighters in a Spanish-style bullfight that jab the bull with a lance. [1][2] They perform in the …
Spanish-style bullfighting - Wikipedia
Spanish-style bullfighting is a type of bullfighting that is practiced in several Spanish-speaking countries: Spain, Mexico, Ecuador, Venezuela, Peru, as well as in parts of southern France …
The role of the picador in Madrid bullfighting and why they use …
The Role of the Picador. The picador is a horse-mounted bullfighter who wields a long lance or pike called a vara. His primary role is to weaken the bull by piercing its muscles and tissues, …
Bullfighter - Wikipedia
A picador is a bullfighter who uses a special lance called pica while on horseback to test the bull's strength and to provide clues to the matador on which side the bull is favoring. They perform in …
How Does Bullfighting Work? – Madrid Bullfighting
A bullfight includes three different types of toreros: matador de toros, picador, and banderillero. The star of the show, so to speak, is the matador. His support crew or cuadrilla consists of two …
First Spanish bullfighting stage: tercio de varas - Spain Traveller
He’s the picador de reserva (reserve picador). The picador de reserva only takes part in the bullfight if his colleague is dismounted and hurt. He also reacts if the matador is unable to …
Who are the bullfight participants? - Spain Traveller
Picadores. They are probably the most important allies of the matador, and they only perform during the first stage of the fight, the tercio de varas. Using the pica, the picador tests the bull’s …
Glossary of bullfighting terms - Spain Traveller
Torero – Applies to any of the three groups of human participants in a bullfight: the matador who kills the bull, the picador who is mounted and the peones who assist the matador and drive the …
The Spanish Bullfight — Passports
2023年3月30日 · The picadores are men mounted on horseback with long lances, who drive these lances into the neck of the bull. There are two scenes to this first act. Scene One: This is …
Picador Caught by the Bull, 1793 by Francisco Goya
Many Spaniards believe it is a cruel spectacle that should be abolished and has no part in their modern European culture. Others believe it is the one symbol of Spain that makes the country …