Nimeño II

Christian Montcouquiol ("Nimeño II") (born in Speyer, Germany, 10 March 1954, died in Caveirac, France, 25 November 1991) was a French matador.

From 1975 to 1982, Christian appeared in arenas in Spain, France, and Latin America under the direction of Spanish promoter Manolo Chopera.

On 14 May 1989 in Nîmes, Nimeño II and Portuguese torero Victor Mendes were scheduled to fight six bulls.

Mendes was injured early in the match, and Nimeño II won renown for killing the six bulls single-handedly.

There are commemorative plaques to Nimeño II in the arenas of Arles, Mont-de-Marsan, and Béziers in France, and Aguascalientes in Mexico.

Statue of Nimeño II at the arena of Nîmes.
Statue of Nimeño II at the arena of Nîmes.