Enrique Ponce leaves on the shoulders of Roca Rey in his farewell to Lima

Under the sounds of the Valencia Anthem, Ponce’s farewell run began. A nice gesture from the Plaza de Acho to the teacher of Chiva and his people in such difficult times. Enrique was silenced in his first two bulls; but, according to ‘Mundotoro’, in the fifth he gave a final lesson in technique and mastery. This animal, from the Spanish ranch of El Pilar, like the entire bullfight, had better conditions than its brothers. Ponce gave it to those present, and, if the natives were good, the right-handed rounds, the bull’s piton, were better.

With some final potions, squeezing his opponent as much as possible, the Valencian finished, leaving a textbook lunge. It is killing now like never before. And two ears, to the clamor of a dedicated public. Among those present was Roca Rey, who, at the end of the bullfight, jumped into the ring to carry off the maestro. “My land, my plaza, my godfather, his farewell!” the bullfighter wrote on his social networks.

Ponce fought this bullfight hand in hand with Joaquín Galdós, a local bullfighter who cut off an ear at the quarter of the afternoon, an animal that erred on the side of dullness, with which the Peruvian gave him a good image, showed great technique, and ended up close. He cut off an ear after puncture.

Galdós was better with the second, which he provided for Ponce. He showed courage and power in an important task that made a big impact, but the sword prevented the prize from being greater. With the sixth encore he could only be willful.