Archive · 13 Aug 2025
Bullfighter Killed at Colombian Festival After Being Gored
In Colombia, during a festival called 'corraleja,' a bullfighter named Yovanis Márquez, 35, was killed.
The event allows people to interact with bulls.
Márquez provoked the bull and attempted a move, but the bull attacked him.
Video showed the event.
Márquez was severely injured.
He was taken to the hospital but died from his wounds.
The festival is a traditional event.
Yovanis Márquez, a 35-year-old bullfighter, died after being gored by a bull.
The incident occurred at a 'corraleja' festival in Fundacion, Colombia.
Márquez taunted the bull before the attack.
Video footage captured the event and shows Márquez being gored.
Márquez died from his injuries after being taken to a hospital.
- Who
- Yovanis Márquez, a 35-year-old bullfighter.
- What
- Yovanis Márquez was fatally gored by a bull.
- When
- The incident occurred on Saturday during the festival.
- Where
- Fundacion, Colombia.
- Why
- Márquez was participating in a bullfighting event.
Animal Rights Activists
Festival Attendees
Perspective on the Event
Animal Rights Activists
The bull acted in self-defense.
Festival Attendees
The bullfighter was the victim.
- Victim
- Yovanis Márquez
- Age
- 35
- Location
- Fundacion, Colombia
- Event
- Corraleja festival
- Cause of Death
- Goring by bull
