The legend of Juan Belmonte

Juan Belmonte is a famous Spanish bullfighter, born in Seville. He was raised in Triana, and that's why his statue is in Triana. He became a bullfighter very young and he were in different famous bullfighting groups for childeren. The most famous one he was part of as a kid, was Los Ninos Sevillanos. He killed his first bull on July 24, 1910. 

He differs from other bullfighters because his technique was exeptional. For example, he stood erect and nearly motionless, and always stayed within inches of the bull, unlike previous matadors, who stayed far from the animal to avoid the horns. As a result of this, Belmonte was frequently gored, sustaining many serious wounds. 

During his bullfightin career, Belmonte fought 109 bullfighting corridas, this amount was never expierenced before. However, after him, a lot of bullfighters surpassed this record, but also a lot of bullfighters refused to surpass his record, out of respect. 

His statue in Triana has a secret actually. And this is when you stand behind it, and just bend your knees a bit, you can watch through his heart over the city, and this gives you a beautiful view, because you will bee seeing the bullfighter arena, and the most important piece of the city, the Giralda. I guess you want to try it right now, right? 

See you in Triana!