SPAIN'S most feared bull, who killed three people and injured dozens of others at bullfighting fiestas, has died, with its owner wanting to have the half-tonne beast embalmed and put on display at a museum.
"It all happened within 24 hours. We found him a bit sickly and we gave him antibiotics but he died yesterday afternoon," Gregorio de Jesus, the owner of the bull named Raton, or Mouse in English, said by telephone from his breeding farm near the village of Sueca in the eastern region of Valencia.
The black bull, which had a distinctive triangular white marking between its horns, was given its name because he was so small when he was born 13 and a half years ago.
But he grew into a fearsome half-tonne beast whose record in the ring made him a legend and a big draw for spectators.
Raton killed three men at bullfighting fiestas in 2005, 2006 and 2011, according to de Jesus, who charged around 10,000 euros ($A12,500) for appearances in bull runs by Raton.
The most recent death took place at a bull run held as part of traditional annual fiesta in the town of Xativa in Valencia.
Video images show Raton lifting the victim, a man in his 30s, with his horns and tossing him to the floor before goring him with his horns.
"He had suffered from arthritis due to old age during the past few months but the animal was doing alright," de Jesus said of Raton, before adding the bull had last performed in the ring 10 days ago in Valencia.
De Jesus said he plans to have Raton embalmed and put on display at a museum he intends to set up on his breeding farm or in a nearby village.
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