Ernesto Pastor
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Ernesto Pastor Lavergne (April 4, 1892 - June 11, 1921)
Early life and career
Some date Pastor's birth year as 1900, but it is generally accepted that he was born in 1892.
Pastor was considered by his contemporary colleagues to be talented both with the sword and the cape. On January 15, 1911, he made his public debut, at a plaza in
Pastor relocated to Spain in 1916, fighting for the first time there on May 16, 1916, in Barcelona. In Spain, he was mentored by José Gómez Ortega. In 1918, Pastor engaged in 38 bullfighting spectacles, and in 1919, he debuted in Madrid.[2]
Death
It was in Madrid on June 11, 1921, that Pastor met with death. On June 11, 1921, during a bullfighting event, his leg was gored by a bull.[5] Bleeding profusely, he managed to ask who turned off the lights? before passing away. The hemorrhage in his leg had caused him to go blind before dying.[2]
See also
- Conchita Cintron
- List of Puerto Ricans
- List of Mexicans
References
- ^ a b La web de las Biografias: Ernesto Pastor Lavergne
- ^ a b c "Ernesto Pastor Lavergne". Archived from the original on 2012-02-07. Retrieved 2008-03-31.
- ISBN 9780786437696.
- ^ Revista de revistas (in Spanish). Empresa Editora "Revista de Revistas, S.A.". 1999. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ISBN 978-84-239-5889-4. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
External links
- Ernesto Pastor at IMDb
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