JOSELITO

born May 8, 1895, Gelves, Spain died May 16, 1920, Talavera de la Reina also called Joselito el Gallo, or Gallito (English: Little Joe the Rooster, or Little Rooster), byname of Jos Gmez Ortega Spanish matador, considered one of the greatest of all time. With Juan Belmonte he revolutionized the art of bullfighting in the second decade of the 20th century. Joselito. Joselito came from a family of bullfighters and was the youngest man ever to receive the title of matador (October 1912). Joselito adopted Belmonte's unorthodox style, in which the matador remains almost stationary during the bull's charge, avoiding the animal's horns by skillful manipulation of the cape. Together they became the heroes of the Golden Age of bullfighting. Joselito was killed in the ring at the age of 25 during a mano-a-mano (competitive bullfight) with his brother-in-law Ignacio Snchez Mejas.