Spanish matador José Tomás fights six bulls – in pictures
José Tomás, the world's most sought-after bullfighter, earns a minimum of €300,000 a fightPhotograph: Yoan Valat/EPATomás performs a muleta pass with a Victoriano del Rio fighting bullPhotograph: Pascal Guyot/AFP/Getty ImagesTomás's performance was described as 'extraordinary' by the Nobel prize winner Mario Vargas Llosa, who was among those presentPhotograph: Pascal Guyot/AFP/Getty Images
There were 15,000 people in the crowd, after tickets sold out well in advance Photograph: Patrick Aventurier/Getty ImagesSome fans travelled from Catalonia, where bullfighting is bannedPhotograph: Patrick Aventurier/Getty ImagesTomás performs another muleta passPhotograph: Pascal Guyot/AFP/Getty ImagesTomás was on the front page of El País, El Mundo and other Spanish dailies on MondayPhotograph: Pascal Guyot/AFP/Getty ImagesThe spectacle lasted two and a half hoursPhotograph: Patrick Aventurier/Getty Images
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