A montera is the hat traditionally worn by many males and females in the folk costumes of the Iberian peninsula. It has come to name also but not exclusively the ones used by bullfighters, introduced to the ritual event in 1835 by Francisco `Paquiro` Montes as accompaniment to the traje de luces, or `suit of lights`.The montera is quite renown...
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(from the article `bullfighting`) ...muleta and sword in the left, formally requests permission to dedicate (brindar) the bull to some person or friend, to whom the montera is tossed. ...
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http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/m/116
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