David de Miranda, Morante de la Puebla's full replacement in Almería

Morante de la Puebla will not be making his return to the Almería Fair either. After the bulls chosen by the maestro were approved, and despite the positive impressions he had, José Antonio Morante will not be able to perform in the bullring in Almería, as he is not yet fully fit enough to return to the ring. His many supporters will have to wait to see the return of the Genius of La Puebla. Everything indicates that it will be starting next week: the 1st in Palencia? The 2nd in Colmenar? The 3rd in Melilla? The 6th in Aranjuez?

In Almería, his place will be filled by David de Miranda, the summer's big hit, the Malaga Fair's big hit, where Lances de Futuro is also a company, and where José María Garzón remains true to his philosophy of paving the way for bullfighters who earn their stripes in the ring. An exceptional lineup opened by Saúl Jiménez Fortes and Juan Ortega. The ranches are: Álvaro Núñez and Vellosino.

Today's series opens with a mixed bullfight, with bulls from the López Gibaja ranch for Sergio Sánchez and Julio Norte, and two bulls without picadors for the Almería-born bullfighter Blas Márquez.

The Almería season closes on Friday, August 29, with a mixed bullfight featuring rejoneador Diego Ventura, Alejandro Talavante, and Pablo Aguado. Bulls from María Guiomar, for rejones, and from El Pilar, for matadors on foot, will be fought.

These are the afternoons Morante has left:

Thursday, August 28. Almería, with Fortes and Juan Ortega. Three bulls from Vellosino and three from Álvaro Núñez.

Friday, August 29: Alcalá de Henares, with Marco Pérez and Olga Casado. Bulls from Aimé Gallón.

-Saturday, August 30: Linares, with Pablo Aguado and Manuel Román. Bulls from Juan Manuel Criado.

Sunday, August 31: San Sebastián de los Reyes, with Manzanares and Olga Casado. Bulls from Zalduendo.

Monday, September 1: Palencia, with Manzanares and Pablo Aguado. Bulls from Núñez del Cuvillo.

Tuesday, September 2: Colmenar Viejo, with Manzanares and Juan Ortega. Bulls from Conde de Malde.

Wednesday, September 3: Melilla, with Juan, Ortega, and Olga Casado. Bulls from Manuel and Antonio Tornay.

Saturday, September 6: Aranjuez, with Juan, Ortega, and Pablo Aguado. Bulls from Juan Manuel Criado.

Sunday, September 7: Villanueva del Arzobispo, with Diego Ventura and Alejandro Talavante. Bulls from Juan Pedro Domecq and María Guiomar Moura (for bullfighting on horseback).

Monday, September 8: Don Benito, with Ventura and Emilio de Justo. Bulls of the Virgin Mary.

Mates, September 9: Navalcarnero, with Borja, Jiménez, and Jarocho. Bulls from David Ribeiro Telles, Vellosino, Castillejo de Huebra, Daniel Ruiz, Monte La Ermita, and Domingo Hernández.

-September 12: Valladolid, with Roca Rey and Marco Pérez. Bulls from Garcigrande.

-September 13: Albacete, with Paco Ureña and Roca Rey. Bulls from Daniel Ruiz.

-September 14: Muro, with Javier Conde and Marco Pérez. Bulls from different ranches.

-September 15: Murcia, with Manzanares and Juan Ortega. Bulls from Daniel Ruiz.

-September 18: Guadalajara, with Manzanares and Talavante. Bulls from El Capea.

-September 19: Salamanca, with Manzanares and Marco Pérez. Bulls from the García Jiménez Brothers.

-September 20: Almodóvar del Campo, with Talavante and Juan Ortega. Bulls by Zacarías Moreno.

- September 21: Salamanca, with Alejandro, Talavante, and Borja Jiménez. Livestock Challenge.

-September 24: Logroño, with Talavante and Borja Jiménez. Bulls from Garcigrande.

- September 28: Seville, with Roca Rey and Javier Zulueta, who will be taking the alternative. Bulls from Núñez del Cuvillo.

- October 4: Úbeda, with Juan Ortega and Roca Rey. Bulls from Juan Pedro Domecq and Jandilla.

-October 10: Zaragoza, with Manzanares and Cristiano Torres, who will be taking the alternative. Bulls from Núñez del Cuvillo.

- October 12: Madrid (festival in honor of Antoñete), with Pablo Hermoso de Mendoza, Curro Vázquez, Cesar Rincon, Enrique Ponce, Julio Aparicio, and Olga Casado. Bulls from various ranches.

- October 12: Madrid, with Fernando Robleño, in his farewell to the bullring, and Sergio Rodríguez, who will be confirmed. Bulls from Garcigrande.