Pepete (José Rodríguez Davié)

José Rodríguez Davié (14 May 1867 – 13 September 1899), also known as Pepete, was a Spanish bullfighter.

[1][2] After traveling to South America for a period,[2] he took the alternativa in El Puerto de Santa María in August 1891, at the hands of Luis Mazzantini [es].

[1] His status as a bullfighter was confirmed in Madrid shortly thereafter, under the supervision of Rafael Guerra Bejarano, with whom he traded off mano a mano in a fight with bulls from the Bañuelos ranch.

[1] While he was seen as promising by fans early in his career, his time as a bullfighter eventually came to a tragic end.

[1] On 12 September 1899, at the Fitero bullring, the bull "Cantinero" of the Zalduendo ranch [es] jumped the barrier behind him and severely gored his thigh.