Ecuadorian 'Ganaderías'

Some words about the background of the cattle.

Let me give you some essential information about the Ecuadorian bull family, though I deliberately miss elder names which no longer are fought in Quito and are only fought in the Ecuadorian provinces, like Pedregal-Chiriboga, Pedregal Tambo-Gangotena, Luis de Ascázubi, José María Plaza,...etc.

The ecuadorian bull comes from the pure spaniard lineage of Vistahermosa. This branch-name gave the bull genes to 'ganaderias' like:  Juan Pedro Domecq, Jandilla, Baltazar Ibán, Santa Coloma, and Manuel Camacho. From these spanish goodwills comes the bull to be fought in all the 'festejos': Cows and breeders were imported in 1978 making a bloodshot to the elder 'criollo' cattle. Cattle that had origin  in the Basque and Navarrese castes that gave shine to the 'fiesta' since its colonial beginning. The new spaniard flesh gave then life to the ecuadorian 'ganaderías' consolidating the needed race.

Huagrahuasi -- meaning bloody-field or blood-home in Kichwa (A dialect from the Inca's tongue). Name from which come bulls from this and other cattle like: Carlos Manuel Cobo and Triana. Cows and stud-bulls of Juan Pedro and Jandilla were imported, which inherited by one side the traditional name of Veragua -- whom came from The Royal Cattle of Ferdinand VII -- and by the other side the cattle grounds of Vistahermosa in the lineage of Ibarra, Parladé, Tamarón and, Conde de la Corte. These branch cattle pastures in: The San José Farms --one in Machachi/Pichincha and other in the province of Cotopaxi-- and in Huagrahuasi located in Tungurahua. The owners are : Marcelo Cobo of Huagrahuasi, Carlos Manuel Cobo with the goodwill of his own name and Jose Luis Cobo owner of Triana.

The genetically taylored-hairs for this branch are black, brown, between dark-gray and dull-black, and, black with white spots --less than a hand's length. The Juan Pedro bull is not wide and small in legs, with horns not too big or too small, big chest, long ribs and its current characteristic is the bull´s best show quality, with a dosis of bravury in a wizardry combination, giving birth to a commercial easy-to-fight bull, greeded by all the big known 'matadores'.

Other names to be known come from the spanish Baltazar Ibán which itself proceeds from Los Guatales -Juan Pedro- and the branch of  Contreras. These is the lineage brought by the remembered cattle raiser: Mr. Saul Montenegro to Santa Rosa --now managed by his son-in-law José Luis Bruzzone--, and also the bulls of Campo Bravo and El Pinar of The Garcia brothers. From the races of Santa Rosa and Juan Pedro Domecq comes the 'ganadería': Santo Domingo owned by Mr. Juan Domingo Cordovez.

The cattle of Santa Rosa pastures in Calacalí, province of Pichincha and the two 'ganaderías' of The Garcia Brothers: Luis Fernado and Victor, do it in Chimborazo. The bulls of Santo Domingo pasture in Bolivar. The dominance of this family gives black and brown hairs in all the lineage. The bulls of this race are overall brave with temper and a considerable dose of attacking quality. 'Toros' with a small thorax. Small, though with a nice proportion and with loads of energy.

Corinto y Oro from Mr. Mario Benalcazar has the races of Santa Coloma and Baltazar Ibán. The Count of Santa Coloma bulls are from the lineage of:Saltillo, Ibarra, and Picavea de Lesaca; in its main branches giving way to some gray hairs over another colour hair-cape and, a mix of black and white hairs without forming any spot of the two colours. Bulls from the Santacoloma background are particularly homogeneous in their racial characteristics and performance, with loads of trasmission about the danger in the art of bullfighting, not exempt randomly of the quality attack, and showing what they're going to do with courage. Mario Benalcazar´s 'ganadería' pastures in the province of Pichincha near Machachi.

Charrón, another of the names, comes from the Spanish: Manuel Camacho Naveda, that gave predominance to The Nuñez Lineage by the branch proceeding from Duque de Braganza. A Portugese cattle with a lot of awards, together with the original blood of Villamarta and Veragua. It combinates the 'nobleza' of Braganza with the courage without hesitation from Nuñez and the hotness of Villamarta. The Charrón cattle  from The Bermeo Vallejo brothers pasture in the province of Cañar. These are the bulls in Ecuador´s bullfighting.