Félix Almagro

Félix Almagro González (; 11 June 1907 – 13 July 1939) was a Spanish bullfighter who died at Madrid's Las Ventas bullring after being gored there by a yearling bull named Capirote or Rondeño (sources differ),

Biography Almagro was born on 11 June 1907 in Torrijos, a small town in the Province of Toledo in central Spain. His beginnings were quite humble. His family ran a fruit stand in the street in Torrijos now known as Avenida de la Estación. Unlike many boys who dreamt of becoming bullfighters, though, his aspiration to do just this only began rather late. He nonetheless honed his bullfighting skills at the local capeas (somewhat less than professional-level rural bullfighting events), and was already 25 years old when he first presented himself at Madrid as a novillero (novice bullfighter who fights yearling bulls). This took place on 31 July 1932, but the venue where it happened is a point of some confusion, with some sources saying that the event was held at Las Ventas, and others saying that it unfolded at the old bullring on the Aragón Highway.

Almagro fought in 11 novilladas that year (one source says 13 ). In 1933 he strengthened his reputation, especially with the estoque, because although he lacked style, he became a confident and valiant bullfighter. He saw his fortunes rising, with 20 bullfighting contracts coming his way that same year, and 24 the next, always delivering good successes, but he nevertheless never reached a place of prominence in the bullfighting world. ), the banderillero Manuel Leyton "El Coli" in 1964, and another banderillero, Antonio González in 1988.

Personal life Almagro had no wife or children, and thus has no living descendants today. Furthermore, what family he had fled Torrijos in the Civil War. This might be why he seems to have left so little trace of himself, even in his hometown's consciousness. He has practically been forgotten.