The Caja Rural Foundation delivers its bullfighting awards to Juan Ortega, the livestock of Santiago Domecq and ‘El Cordobés’

The Caja Rural del Sur Foundation celebrated on Monday the traditional gala of delivery of its ‘Taurinos Awards Pepe Luis Vázquez’, an appointment that started with a minute of silence in a sign of pain and respect for the death of his holiness Pope Francis. As his jury agreed last January, the XIX edition of these awards recognized Juan Ortega as the bullfighter who had most highlighted last year in the main squares of Andalusia, to the Santiago Domecq livestock For the whole of the run dealt Manuel Benítez ‘El Cordobés’ Already its brand new bullfighting foundation with which it promotes and sponsor the new promises of Cordoba bullfighting.

He President of the Caja Rural del Sur Foundation He opened the act with his regret for the death of the Supreme Pontiff, thanking Santiago León Domecq below his “brilliant” work at the head of the Royal Maestranza of Cavalry during these last years, once he concludes his term, and finally he took advantage of the fact that in this course the silver weddings of the Cajas Rural del Sur are being commemorated to have a memory for so many workers who have been part of this institution for years.

As usual, Carlos Crivell presented a new edition of the Book Maestranzaan Yearbook in which chronicles, photographs and data of the Andalusian bullfighting season of the year 2024 are collected. «In this edition there are texts of 22 informants. A diverse synthesis of what was written in Seville of its bullfights ». “Among my annual goals is always the intention of incorporating new firms and recovering others from the past,” said the coordinator of this coral work.

‘El Cordobés’, absent for health reasons

After collecting the Pepe Luis Vázquez award for the best bullfighter of the last Andalusian season, Juan Ortega recognized the illusion he had for having met Manuel Benítez ‘El Cordobés’ – who could not attend a small health problem – from which he learned “many things” when he began his bullfighting career in the Cordoba capital. As the bullfighter confessed, one of the things that he remembers the greatest illusion of his great work last year in the teacher to the famous Florentino was the toast to the long for Pepe Luis Vázquez Silva.

For its part, the farmer Santiago Domecq recognized “honor and happiness” that for him this recognition supposed after the “fear” and the “respect” that for so many years prevented him from dealing in Seville. «Since in 2019 we had that triumph, we have always felt at ease and every year we wish to return. We put a lot of care, always pending bulls in the field. It really is an honor to be announced at this fair. And we hope to continue being announced many years ». Finally, Julio Benítez, son of ‘El Cordobés’He apologized for his father’s absence and thanked the recognition.

The official mourning statement He prevented the representatives of the City of Seville from attending the appointment, although they were, among other civil and military authorities, the Government delegate of the Board in Seville, Ricardo Sánchez; The Lieutenant of the Royal Brother of the Real Maestranza de Cavalía, Santiago León Domecq; and the Secretary General of Interior, David Gil.