Ordóñez (bullfighter family)
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Ordóñez is a bullfighter family that has flourished since 1917 in Ronda
Ronda
Ronda is a city in Spanish province of Málaga. It is located about West from the city of Málaga, within the autonomous community of Andalusia. Its population is approximately 35,000 inhabitants.-History:...

; it is one of two significant bullfighter families from the same city; the other one is the Romero
Romero (bullfighter family)
Romero is family of bullfighters from Ronda, Spain, dating back to the 18th century. The only other family with a comparable history in bullfighting are the Ordóñez, whose founder, Cayetano Ordóñez, "El Niño de la Palmas", was also from Ronda....

 family.

Notable members of the Ordóñez family are:
  • Cayetano Ordóñez
    Cayetano Ordóñez
    Cayetano Ordóñez is the founder of the Ordóñez family of bullfighters.His parents owned a shoeshop called La Palma, which gave him his nickname . In 1917 he first began to perform as a bullfighter in the ranches of the area were he lived...

     "El Niño de la Palmas"
  • Antonio Ordóñez
    Antonio Ordóñez
    Antonio Ordóñez Araujo was a famous Spanish bullfighter.-Bullfighting career:Ordóñez was born Antonio Ordóñez Araujo in Ronda, Spain. He was one of the top bullfighters of his time. As a matador, Ordoñez came face to face with over 3000 bulls...

    , who married Carmen Cristina González, sister of the matador Luis Miguel Dominguin
  • Francisco Rivera Ordóñez
    Francisco Rivera Ordóñez
    Francisco de Asís Rivera Ordóñez is a Spanish bullfighter.He is the son of Francisco Rivera Paquirri and Carmen Ordóñez, and his brother is the matador Cayetano Rivera Ordóñez...

  • Cayetano Rivera Ordóñez
    Cayetano Rivera Ordóñez
    Cayetano Rivera Ordóñez, is a Spanish matador.-Early years:Rivera is the son of Francisco Rivera 'Paquirri' and Carmen Ordóñez along with his elder brother, the matador Francisco Rivera Ordóñez...

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