The man admired by many Spaniards as the finest bullfighter ever seen is recovering in hospital after being gored by a bull during his comeback from retirement.

José Antonio Morante, more commonly known by his matador’s moniker Morante de la Puebla, suffered the injury on Sunday, while bullfighting in Seville. Video footage showed him being lifted off his feet as the bull’s horn punctured his buttock, before colleagues drew the animal away from him by distracting it with their capes.

After initially being in a very serious condition with the 10-centimetre wound, which perforated his rectum, Morante is now recovering.

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[–] 224 points 5 months ago (9 children)

admired by many Spaniards

Sorry but no. Bullfighting is actually very unpopular in Spain. It's a relic of the past that's kept on life support by conservative politics.

Very happy to hear he has been gored by the bull. Couldn't have happened to a worse person. And this is always the reaction of pretty much everyone I know whenever this happens

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  • [–] 78 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Last line:

    A poll taken last year by the BBVA Foundation found 77 per cent of Spaniards found the pastime “unacceptable”.

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    [–] 119 points 5 months ago

    Heck yeah. Go bull!

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  • [–] 94 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (10 children)

    Spaniard here.

    Bullfighting is nowadays extremely niche of the extreme right wing retards. No normal person like t, let alone knows the name of that arschloch.

    We are happy the bull managed to win a small fight.

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    [–] 80 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    I always root for the bull.

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  • [–] 76 points 5 months ago (10 children)

    If the bull wins it should get to retire.

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    [–] 71 points 5 months ago

    Nice one, bull. Right up the arse. 😁👍

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  • [–] 53 points 5 months ago (5 children)

    When you kill animals for sport, you can't be upset when the other team shows up.

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    [–] 49 points 5 months ago* (1 child)

    The 10 cm wound perforating his rectum is the second biggest asshole, after the bull fighter himself.

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    very serious condition with the 10-centimetre wound, which perforated his rectum,

    I assume proud. He should be.

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  • [–] 37 points 5 months ago (4 children)

    The bull will have to be proud from the afterlife, since killing them is the whole point of the performance. But you're right, he absolutely should be proud, good aim. And since he's taken down the supposed "finest bullfighter ever", we can recognize and remember this bull as the now undisputed champion of bullfighting, and the actual finest bullfighter ever. Let him be an inspiration to all future bulls fighting in this deplorable sport. Even though the bulls never win, I will celebrate their efforts to make as many humans lose as possible.

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  • [–] 40 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    I've been giving Spain too much credit lately, but I forgot that this shit is still legal. Barbaric traditions from the past should stay in the past.

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  • [–] 38 points 5 months ago

    Oh no is the bull ok

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    This brings me joy. I hope the bull is alright.

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  • [–] 32 points 5 months ago

    Good job bull

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  • [–] 31 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 child)

    I'm glad that my community in Spain doesn't permit this animal abuse anymore.

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    [–] 31 points 5 months ago (8 children)

    So soon after a millionaire was stomped into paste by elephants?

    I think things are actually getting better.

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    [–] 30 points 5 months ago* (1 child)

    When u just know it's gonna need more than a band-aid

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    [–] 26 points 5 months ago

    Oh no, I hope he didn't injure his horns!

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  • [–] 26 points 5 months ago (5 children)

    “It was the most painful goring I have ever suffered in my career,” he told El Mundo newspaper from his hospital bed. “I felt enormous pain and I was very scared because I could tell that the bull had gored me and I thought I was bleeding a lot.”

    Perspective switch

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    In Spain these guys will actually kill the bull in the Arena (hence the name "matador" - literally "killer"), so this is only fair.

    PS: Mind you, not that "just" the part of torturing of the bull (the only part done in Portugal) is much better.

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  • [–] 23 points 5 months ago (3 children)

    I love the photo. That horn looks like it's getting a full tour of that fucker's Spanish colony.

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    [–] 22 points 5 months ago (5 children)

    Cheers. Hoping he has lasting injuries and has trouble walking until his final days. Animal cruelty isn't cool.

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    [–] 18 points 5 months ago*

    Spain is cool but this corrida thing? I think they should get rid of it

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  • [–] 18 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    I don't know anyone who doesn't root for the bulls, fuck bullfighting, fuck bullfighters, fuck the running of the bulls too. I hope everyone involved gets lifechanging injuries.

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    [–] 15 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Played stupid game, won stupid prize.

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    [–] 15 points 5 months ago

    Mess with the bull, you get the horns.

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  • [–] 14 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Given how the bulls are treated prior to the bullfighting ... good!

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    [–] 14 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Here's hoping the bull had a little fun getting this motherfucker back for all of his fallen comrades.

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