| EL PASELLO/PASEO | Parade of the participants of the bullfight, sans bull. |
| TOREO DE CAPA | The peones/capeadores, assistants on foot, taunt the bull with their capes, giving the matador a chance to study the animal. The matador then tests the temperament of his quarry. |
| EL TERCIO DE VARAS | The picadores, mounted assistants, on horses both padded and blindfolded, thrust lances into the bull. |
| EL TERCIO DE | The banderillos thrust three pairs of brightly |
| BANDERILLAS | colored dart sticks (banderillas) into the bull’s neck and back. |
| EL TERCIO DE MULETA | Bullfighter shows his skill with the muleta (cape) and the sword. |
| LA ESTOCADA | The killing of the bull. The mulillas then drag the carcass from the ring. |