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Does a matador fight a bull on foot?

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Anonymous

12y ago
Updated: 8/20/2019

A matador fights on foot. A rejoneador fights from horseback on specially trained horses. Some matadors, such as Carlos Arruza (died in the 1960s), have done both.

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