- Ernesto Pastor
Infobox Person
name = Ernesto Pastor Lavergne
caption =
birth_date = birth date|1892|04|04
birth_place =Puerto Rico
death_date = 1921
death_place =Madrid ,Spain
other_names =
known_for =
occupation =Torero
nationality = Puerto RicanErnesto Pastor Lavergne (born 4th April 1892-1921) was the first, and so far only, Puerto Rican bullfighter ("
torero ") to gain international fame.Biography
Some date Pastor's birth year as 1900, but it is generally accepted that he was born in 1892. [http://www.portaltaurino.com/matadores/ernesto_pastor.htm Ernesto Pastor Lavergne] ]
Pastor was considered by his contemporary colleagues to be talented both with the sword and the cape. On
January 16 ,1911 , he made his public debut, at a "plaza" in Guadalajara,Mexico . There, he would be revered as one of the best of his era.Pastor moved on to
Spain in 1916, fighting for the first time there onMay 16 , inBarcelona . In Spain, he was mentored byJosé Gómez Ortega . In 1918, Pastor engaged in 38 bullfighting spectacles, and in 1919, he debuted in Madrid. [http://www.portaltaurino.com/matadores/ernesto_pastor.htm Ernesto Pastor Lavergne] ]It was in Madrid in 1921 that Pastor met with death. During one of his spectacles, he was hit on the leg by one of the bulls. Bleeding profusely, he managed to ask "who turned off the lights?" before passing away. The hemorrage in his leg had caused him to go blind before dying. [http://www.portaltaurino.com/matadores/ernesto_pastor.htm Ernesto Pastor Lavergne] ]
ee also
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List of famous Puerto Ricans References
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