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'''Rafael Gómez Ortega''', (July 16, 1882 – May 25, 1960) also known as ''El Gallo'' ("the [[rooster]]") was an early twentieth century [[bullfighter]]. He came from a family of famous bullfighters, including his matador father, Fernando Gómez García and matador younger brother, [[José Gómez Ortega]]. He is today remembered for several of his unique fighting techniques such as the ''espantada'' - or "sudden flight", which simply consisted of him fleeing when the bull entered the ring.<ref>{{cite news |author=Juan-José López Burniol|date=2016-01-29|title=La 'espantá'|publisher=[[La Vanguardia]]|trans-title=The 'scare'|url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/opinion/20160130/301768117542/la-espanta.html |language=Spanish|location=[[Barcelona]]|access-date=2019-12-29|quote=Cuando veía que no podía dominar al toro, daba la espantá. Yo he sido siempre un hombre lógico. Estaba delante del toro y veía que me iba a coger, porque cuando los toros van a coger, avisan. Hay un presentimiento. Y si sabes que el toro te va a coger, ¿te vas a quedar delante de él? Por supuesto que no. Y ahí está el porqué de la - espantá (translates to "When I saw that I could not dominate the bull, I was terrified. I have always been a logical man. I was in front of the bull and saw that he was going to charge, because when the bulls are going to charge at you, they warn you. You can feel it. And if you know that the bull is going to charge at you, are you going to stay in front of him? Of course not. And there is the reason for the scare.")}}</ref> Other techniques included fighting bulls from a chair. He is remembered by the phrase, "all of us artists have bad days." His fights were considered amusement to the audience, and he was brought out of retirement seven times because of this "sportsmanship". In his last fight, in October 1918, he claimed he spared the bull because it "winked" at him. The audience again felt this was hilarious, but Ortega's brother, José (also known as "Joselito El Gallo"), concerned about the family honor, hopped into the ring and killed the bull.
'''Rafael Gómez Ortega''', (July 16, 1882 – May 25, 1960) also known as ''El Gallo'' ("the [[rooster]]") was an early twentieth century [[bullfighter]]. He came from a family of famous bullfighters, including his matador father, Fernando Gómez García and matador younger brother, [[José Gómez Ortega]]. He is today remembered for several of his unique fighting techniques such as the ''espantada'' - or "sudden flight", which simply consisted of him fleeing when the bull entered the ring.<ref>{{cite news |author=Juan-José López Burniol|date=2016-01-29|title=La 'espantá'|publisher=[[La Vanguardia]]|trans-title=The 'scare'|url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/opinion/20160130/301768117542/la-espanta.html |language=Spanish|location=[[Barcelona]]|access-date=2019-12-29|quote=Cuando veía que no podía dominar al toro, daba la espantá. Yo he sido siempre un hombre lógico. Estaba delante del toro y veía que me iba a coger, porque cuando los toros van a coger, avisan. Hay un presentimiento. Y si sabes que el toro te va a coger, ¿te vas a quedar delante de él? Por supuesto que no. Y ahí está el porqué de la - espantá (translates to "When I saw that I could not dominate the bull, I was terrified. I have always been a logical man. I was in front of the bull and saw that he was going to charge, because when the bulls are going to charge at you, they warn you. You can feel it. And if you know that the bull is going to charge at you, are you going to stay in front of him? Of course not. And there is the reason for the scare.")}}</ref> Other techniques included fighting bulls from a chair. He is remembered by the phrase, "all of us artists have bad days." His fights were considered amusement to the audience, and he was brought out of retirement seven times because of this "sportsmanship". In his last fight, in October 1918, he claimed he spared the bull because it "winked" at him. The audience again felt this was hilarious, but Ortega's brother, José (also known as "Joselito El Gallo"), concerned about the family honor, hopped into the ring and killed the bull. He finally retired on October 4, 1936.<ref name="db-e">{{cite|title=Rafael Gómez Ortega|url=http://dbe.rah.es/biografias/10124/rafael-gomez-ortega|publisher=[[Real Academia de la Historia]]|work=Diccionario Biográfico|author=José Luis Ramón Carrión}</ref>


One of his sentences made it to be a common phrase in Spanish: "Lo que no pue ser no pue ser y ademas es imposible" <ref>Sopena Saber frases celebres</ref> which can be translated into "what can't be, can't be and moreover it is impossible".
One of his sentences made it to be a common phrase in Spanish: "Lo que no pue ser no pue ser y ademas es imposible" <ref>Sopena Saber frases celebres</ref> which can be translated into "what can't be, can't be and moreover it is impossible".

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Rafael Gómez Ortega
Rafael Gómez "Gallito" Ortega in a "monumental pass" given to his first bullfight on October 8, 1912 in Madrid
Born(1882-06-16)June 16, 1882[1]
Madrid, Spain
DiedMay 25, 1960(1960-05-25) (aged 77)[1]
Seville, Spain
Resting placeSan Fernando Cemetery, Spain
NationalitySpaniard
Other namesGallito, El Gallo (The Rooster) and Divine Bald
Occupationbullfighter
SpousePastora Imperio (1911-1912)
Parents
  • Fernando Gómez García (father)
  • Gabriela Ortega Feria (mother)
RelativesJosé Gómez Ortega (brother) and Fernando Gómez Ortega (brother)
FamilyFamilia Gallo

Template:Spanish name Rafael Gómez Ortega, (July 16, 1882 – May 25, 1960) also known as El Gallo ("the rooster") was an early twentieth century bullfighter. He came from a family of famous bullfighters, including his matador father, Fernando Gómez García and matador younger brother, José Gómez Ortega. He is today remembered for several of his unique fighting techniques such as the espantada - or "sudden flight", which simply consisted of him fleeing when the bull entered the ring.[2] Other techniques included fighting bulls from a chair. He is remembered by the phrase, "all of us artists have bad days." His fights were considered amusement to the audience, and he was brought out of retirement seven times because of this "sportsmanship". In his last fight, in October 1918, he claimed he spared the bull because it "winked" at him. The audience again felt this was hilarious, but Ortega's brother, José (also known as "Joselito El Gallo"), concerned about the family honor, hopped into the ring and killed the bull. He finally retired on October 4, 1936.[3]

One of his sentences made it to be a common phrase in Spanish: "Lo que no pue ser no pue ser y ademas es imposible" [4] which can be translated into "what can't be, can't be and moreover it is impossible".

Ortega later wasted his fortune, and was supported by Juan Belmonte. He was married to Pastora Imperio, a famous flamenco dancer.

Radio artist Joe Frank briefly tells Gómez's story in 'The Eighty-Yard Run' [5]

References

  1. ^ a b Bayort, Jesús (2019-03-05). "Rafael Gómez Ortega «el Gallo»" (in Spanish). Madrid: ABC. Retrieved 2019-12-29.
  2. ^ Juan-José López Burniol (2016-01-29). "La 'espantá'" [The 'scare'] (in Spanish). Barcelona: La Vanguardia. Retrieved 2019-12-29. Cuando veía que no podía dominar al toro, daba la espantá. Yo he sido siempre un hombre lógico. Estaba delante del toro y veía que me iba a coger, porque cuando los toros van a coger, avisan. Hay un presentimiento. Y si sabes que el toro te va a coger, ¿te vas a quedar delante de él? Por supuesto que no. Y ahí está el porqué de la - espantá (translates to "When I saw that I could not dominate the bull, I was terrified. I have always been a logical man. I was in front of the bull and saw that he was going to charge, because when the bulls are going to charge at you, they warn you. You can feel it. And if you know that the bull is going to charge at you, are you going to stay in front of him? Of course not. And there is the reason for the scare.")
  3. ^ {{cite|title=Rafael Gómez Ortega|url=http://dbe.rah.es/biografias/10124/rafael-gomez-ortega%7Cpublisher=Real Academia de la Historia|work=Diccionario Biográfico|author=José Luis Ramón Carrión}
  4. ^ Sopena Saber frases celebres
  5. ^ https://www.joefrank.com/shop/80-yard-run-the/



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