Funeral. Historical photograph, signed by Mateo, of the departure of the funeral procession of bullfighter Lagartija II from the parish of San Juan.
Just a century ago the La Condomina bullring suffered the tragedy during a charity bullfight
His name was, the poor man, Juan Ruiz, just like the Murcian bullfighter who was known as Lagartija and who inaugurated the La Condomina bullring in 1887. It was the same square where Lagartija II, a bullfighter born in Segovia, would suffer a tragic death in 1922. And it was all an accumulation of misfortunes that, for a few days and because everyone always goes about their business,
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