Spanish Matador Iván Fandiño Killed by Bull
Renowned Spanish matador Iván Fandiño died in 2017 after being gored during the Aire-sur-l’Adour festival in southwest France. The 36-year-old tripped over his cape and was struck in the torso by a charging bull, fatally injuring vital organs.
Fandiño, a father and veteran matador from Spain’s Basque Country, had survived previous serious injuries but this incident marked the first matador death in France in nearly a century. Fellow matador Juan del Álamo described the event as “all so fast.”
Tributes came from across Spain, including from King Felipe VI and then-Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy. Despite controversy, bullfighting remains legal in parts of Spain and France.
