October 12th, 2025 will for sure go down as an historic day in the bullfight world, but also a melancholy one.
By the end of the day which saw 13 bulls fought and killed, four bullfighters were carried out la Puerta Grande, one bullfighter confirmed la alternativa, and two bullfighters retired, one which was planned, that of Fernando Robleño, and one not planned, that of Morante de la Puebla.
After reaching the highest peaks of bullfighting, Morante decided to call it quits on his own terms.
And who can blame him? A bullfighter puts their life on the line every time they step out on the sands of la plaza, they can't expect to keep at it year after year after year. Eventually they have to call it quits. And Morante has struggled with his mental state, so now was probably as good as time as ever.
(Although, retiring after the Easter Day bullfight in Sevilla I would think might be more apropos for Morante, but again, he gets to chose the time and place.)
The world of the bulls will continue, albeit under constant attack from the uneducated, and now it will just have to continue without Morante.
But at least we have the memories.
And thank you as well, Maestro Robleño.
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