San Fermín 1993: Cebada Gago opened the fiesta, and the encierros drew first blood that morning
July 6 to 14, 1993. Eight encierros, opened by Cebada Gago on July 7.
Curated by Dennis Clancey
· Founder of Encierro, veteran bull runner
8
Encierros
0
Deaths
Looking Back at 1993
Dennis Clancey · Founder, Encierro
Looking back at 1993, the year stands out in the early-decade sequence because Cebada Gago opened the fiesta. Having the most statistically dangerous ganadería at Pamplona in the opening slot meant the fiesta started at an unusual pitch of unpredictability.
That first morning set the tone: El País reported a runner gored at the Telefónica fencing, a hundred meters from the ring. Cebada Gago’s opening slot gave the week no warm-up, no moderate opener to ease runners into the sequence.
Dennis Clancey, Founder, Encierro
1993 in contextThe Year the Fiesta Opened at Full Intensity
Cebada Gago opened the 1993 encierros on July 7. El País reported the first blood of the encierros that morning: one runner gored at the Telefónica fencing, a hundred meters from the ring, while two bulls caused scares in the last part of the route.
Miura ran fourth, on Saturday, July 10, and on July 13 Torrealta bulls ran in Pamplona for the first time, according to El País.
Morning by morningEvery 1993 Encierro, Day by Day
Each run with its ganadería. The route runs 848.6 meters from Santo Domingo to the ring.
Wed July 7 · First run
Cebada Gago
El País reported the first blood of the 1993 encierros: one runner gored at the Telefónica fencing, a hundred meters from the ring, while two bulls caused scares in the final part of the route.
Thu July 8 · Second run
Salvador Guardiola and Guardiola Domínguez
Bulls of Salvador Guardiola and Guardiola Domínguez were fought that afternoon, El País reported.
Fri July 9 · Third run
Marqués de Domecq
Marqués de Domecq bulls were fought that afternoon, El País reported.
Sat July 10 · Fourth run
Miura
El País headlined its report on the Miura encierro: a man sowed more panic than the Miura bulls.
Sun July 11 · Fifth run
Pablo Romero
El País reported gorings on the Cuesta de Santo Domingo and panic on Estafeta; the Pablo Romero bulls left a trail of blood from the start of the run.
Mon July 12 · Sixth run
Mercedes Pérez-Tabernero
Mercedes Pérez-Tabernero bulls were fought that afternoon, El País reported.
Tue July 13 · Seventh run
Torrealta
It was the first time Torrealta bulls ran in Pamplona, according to El País.
Wed July 14 · Eighth run
Conde de la Corte
Conde de la Corte bulls closed the 1993 fair that afternoon, according to El País.
What the Record Remembers
Ganadería
Cebada Gago First
Cebada Gago ran the opening encierro on July 7, 1993. El País reported the first blood of the encierros that morning, one runner gored a hundred meters from the ring.
Numbers
Gorings in 1993
El País reported gorings on July 7 and on July 11, when the Pablo Romero bulls left a trail of blood on the Cuesta de Santo Domingo. It gives no total for the week. There were no deaths in 1993.
Ganadería
Pablo Romero on July 11
The Pablo Romero bulls ran the fifth encierro, on July 11, and El País reported gorings on the Cuesta de Santo Domingo and panic on Estafeta.
Official Sanfermines PosterThe 1993 Sanfermines Official Cartel
Cartel 1993 by Iñaki Palmou Fidalgo.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Pamplona, cartel archive
Beyond the runThe City in 1993
The fiesta of 1993 was, in its own way, a reminder that the encierro does not soften to accommodate its growing audience. The chupinazo opened the fiesta at noon on July 6; the Pobre de Mí at midnight on July 14 closed the week that Cebada Gago had opened.
The recordHow 1993 Came Together
Key facts in the 1993 fiesta, kept on the record.
6 July 1993
The chupinazo fires from the Town Hall balcony at midday, opening the 1993 fiesta. The rocket is launched by the councillor Marine Pueyo.
7 July 1993
Cebada Gago runs the opening encierro, and El País reports the first goring of the fiesta.
10 July 1993
Miura runs the fourth encierro on a Saturday.
14 July 1993
The final encierro closes the 1993 fiesta without a fatality. The Pobre de Mí at midnight ends the fiesta.
San Fermín 1993, Answered
Why was Cebada Gago opening the 1993 fiesta significant?
Cebada Gago ran the opening encierro on July 7, 1993, and El País reported the first goring of the fiesta that morning. The sources we have found do not say how often it had opened before.
Where did Miura run in 1993?
Miura ran the fourth encierro on Saturday, July 10, 1993.
How many runners were gored in 1993?
El País reported gorings on July 7 and July 11 but gives no total for the week. There were no deaths in 1993.
Which ganadería closed the 1993 fiesta?
The sources we have found do not confirm which ganadería ran the final encierro on July 14, 1993.
Sources
Every fact on this page is checked against these sources. Where sources disagreed, the one closest to the day won.
- El País, "San Fermín tiene miles de fieles (portada)", 1993-07-07. elpais.com
- El País, "La primera sangre del encierro", 1993-07-08. elpais.com
- El País, "El hombre sembró más pánico que los 'miuras'", 1993-07-11. elpais.com
- El País, "Cornadas en Santo Domingo y pánico en Estafeta", 1993-07-12. elpais.com
- El País, "Bajo el toro no piensas en morir", 1993-07-14. elpais.com
- Público, "La víctima número 15 en la historia de los Sanfermines", 2009-07-10. publico.es
- Ayuntamiento de Pamplona, "Carteles de San Fermin". pamplona.es
- Ayuntamiento de Pamplona, "Encierro (turismo, French version)". pamplona.es
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