Horror as top Spanish matador, 29, is gored to death by an 87st bull that pinned him down with its horns in front of his horrified wife live on TV as he becomes first bullfighter to be killed in 30 years
- Award-winning matador Víctor Barrio, 29 was gored to death in the ring
- The bullfighter was pinned to the ground in Teruel, Eastern Spain
- His wife, Raquel Sanz, was in the crowd and 'devastated' by the tragedy
- He was rushed to hospital but doctors could do nothing to save him
- A professional matador had not died in the ring in Spain this century
- Barrio met his match at the hands of the Maños bull, named Lorenzo
- Lorenzo's lineage set to end as the rancher sends mother to the slaughterhouse as tradition dictates
- Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy led the tributes to the bullfighter
- Shocking photos show another matador being gored in Pamplona
- Nearby in the small village of Pedreguera another man was gored to death
- WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT
Víctor Barrio, 29, has been gored to death in the ring live in front of hundreds of spectators
An award-winning bullfighter has been gored to death live in front of hundreds of terrified spectators, including his wife - the first matador fatality in Spain since the turn of the century.
Segovia bullfighter Víctor Barrio, 29, suffered a mortal blow during his performance screened on television, in the town of Teruel in Aragon, Eastern Spain.
His shocked wife, Raquel Sanz, was among the audience and witnessed the tragedy, while Barrio's fellow matadors rushed to try to help him.
Ms Sanz, who married Barrio in 2014, was said to be 'devastated' as she saw her husband lying motionless on the ground, according to El Espanol.
The matador was taken to hospital unconscious but doctors could not do 'anything' to resuscitate him and save his life.
He rolled to the ground in a painful somersault after the 87 stone beast caught him while he tried to deflect it with 'muletazo' manoeuvre, reports La Razon.es.
In a tragedy that rocked the bullfighting world this Saturday, the third bull of the day snagged him in the side, rammed him to the ground and gored him the chest.
The Los Maños bred bull, named Lorenzo, had reportedly been struggling but caught the showman off guard after a gust of wind affected his waving of the crutch.
The matador met his match at the annual festival named Feria del Ángel, reports El Mundo.
The horrific goring was shown live on TV, and viewers have uploaded footage of the scene on social media.
After going into cardiac arrest in the hospital there was no hope for Barrio, who died of a fatal goring with a perforation of the lung and thoracic aorta.
In his final tweet on July 4, Barrio posted a picture of him in training, writing: 'With the mind set on Teruel.'
During bullfights the matador takes the lead role in killing the animal, usually clad in the opulent red and gold 'traje de luces' (suit of lights).
Now the lineage of Lorenzo the bull is set to end. As tradition dictates, the rancher will send his mother cow to the slaughterhouse, reports Cultura.
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This is the shocking moment the bullfighter met his match at the hands of a Los Maños bull, named Lorenzo
The bull inflicted a fatal blow in during the tournament in the town of Teruel in Aragon, Eastern Spain
The performer before he was left unconscious. A matador had not died in the ring in Spain this century
The performer was rushed to hospital unconscious but doctors were unable to save his life
Although deaths from Spain's famous bull runs are relatively common, with up to around 10 deaths recorded each year, worldwide the last matador death was in 1985.
In that incident Columbia's Jose Eslava Caceres was trapped against the boards before his lungs were pierced by the bull's horns.
The last matador deaths in Spain were Francisco Rivera Paquirri in Córdoba, 1984, and Jose Cubero Yiyo in Madrid, 1985.
Two bandilleros, Manolo Montoliú and Ramon Soto Vargas, who plant little flags with barbed points in the top of the bull’s shoulders, were also killed in the ring in 1992.
Barrio was a trained professional and named the winner of San Isidro bullfighter by the Senior Club of Madrid.
In his final tweet on July 4, Barrio posted a picture of him in training, writing: 'With the mind set on Teruel'
He had a string of other awards after joining the sport relatively late after working on a golf course.
The showman made the decision to become a bullfighter at the age of 20.
He once said: 'I had always felt a great admiration for bullfighters and the festival, but I was ashamed to say I wanted to be a bullfighter and a hero, as I saw them.'
The team behind the Las Ventas bull ring in Madrid, where Barrio began as an apprentice, wrote on their Twitter feed that they were 'distressed an very moved' by the death.
'All of us send our condolences this team to family and friends,' they commented.
Barrio was an award winning matador, but also a relative newcomer to the sport having previously worked on a golf course. Pictured left from 2015. Right picture shows the fight the claimed his life
While the matador nearly always survives during shows, the bull dies practically every time expect after exceptional performances where the animal's life is spared.
After the tragedy the festival was suspended.
Víctor Barrio trended worldwide on Saturday night as news of the shock death poured in.
Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy shared his sympathies on Twitter, and Spanish politician Cristina Cifuentes wrote: 'All my love to your family and friends. DEP'
And while many others expressed their condolences, some were unsympathetic due to the cruel nature of the sport.
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy posted his sympathies to the family of Barrio, who died in Teruel
Spanish politician Cristina Cifuentes, President of the Community of Madrid, tweeted her sympathies
But many online were not as unsympathetic due to the cruel nature of the sport, calling for it to be banned
On Twitter many complained that bull fighting is barbaric suggesting the death should lead to a clamp down
While the matador nearly always survives, the bull dies practically every time save rare instances in shows
Spanish man, 28, dies after being gored in the chest during annual bull run festival
The tragic death of Barrio comes on the same day a man died in a bull-run near the southern Spanish town of Alicante, a three hour drive north of Teruel.
The deadly incident occurred about 1 a.m. Saturday during late-night festivities in the small village of Pedreguera. The Red Cross says the bull gored the 28-year-old man through the chest and stomach.
He was taken by ambulance to a nearby hospital, where attempts to revive him were unsuccessful. The man was pronounced dead about an hour later.
Spanish bullfighter Francisco Marco is gored by his first bull during a bullfight in Pamplona on 09 July
Marque was tossed over by the bull as he went in for the kill in the 'Fiesta de San Fermin' in the town
Deaths and injuries resulting from bull runs are far more common than when trained professionals or matador's get hurt.
At least 10 people were fatally gored in Spain in 2015 alone, reports the Guardian.
The best-known running of the bulls is held each year in Pamplona, close to Pedreguera, but many similar events are held across many municipalities.
In the infamous hotspot this summer at least one man was gored and seven other runners injured in an unusual third-day running of the bulls.
A 33-year-old Japanese man was reportedly struck in the chest and a 24-year-old Spaniard hit in the arm.
Hundreds of thousands of visitors from all over the world attend the fiesta in Pamplona every year
One of the six bulls used in the run on Saturday was late coming out of the gate. Another got separated from the pack early in the race, did a U-turn and gored a nearby runner, lifting his body off the ground and creating moments of fear and tension. Once the bull gained steam again, he was harassed by runners on his way to the bull ring.
More than 1,000 people took part in the run, which lasted just over four minutes, about 1 ½ times longer than usual.
Navarra Hospital has confirmed that one man was gored in the chest but said his condition was considered stable and seven others were injured in falls and suffered cuts.
The best-known running of the bulls is held each year in Pamplona, where revellers sprint for their lives
Falls were frequent and hair-raisingly dangerous Saturday among participants, who packed the narrow streets. Bulls also tripped over themselves on the slippery stone-cobbled surface, as curves tightened and running lanes were scarcer as the race progressed.
Bull runs are a traditional part of summer festivals across Spain. The nine-day San Fermin fiesta became world famous with Ernest Hemingway's 1926 novel 'The Sun Also Rises' and attracts thousands of foreign tourists.
Ten people, including four Americans, were gored in the San Fermin festival last year. In all, 15 people have died from gorings in the festival since record-keeping began in 1924.
Bulls run through the Mercaderes bend at the Festival of San Fermin 2016 in Pamplona
In the Pamplona hotsp
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