He was gored in the bullring of Las Ventas, Madrid. Julio received a bull-horn through the neck and is stated as being in serious condition.
Thousands of people saw the horrific accident while attending the Corrida de la Feria de San Isidro, at the Las Ventas Bullring in Madrid. La Feria de San Isidro is the widely known as the most important event of the year in the world of bullfighting. The bull, named Opíparo, gored the matador and stuck a horn through his neck. The horn pierced the jaw and went out through the mouth of the torero (bullfighter).
The Aparicio was transferred from the operating room of Las Ventas Bullring to a hospital in Madrid and, according to doctors, his condition is "very serious". Aparicio, age 41, is the son of a famous bullfighter of the same name, and grandson of Julián Aparicio, who was also involved in bullfighting, however not as a matador.
