Simão Rodrigues [SEP] place of death
Simão Rodrigues
Simão Rodrigues de Azevedo (1510, Vouzela, Portugal - 15 June 1579, Lisbon), was a Portuguese Jesuit priest and one of the co-founders of the Society of Jesus.
A Portuguese nobleman, Rodrigues was one of the six very first companions of Ignatius of Loyola at the University of Paris who took vows of poverty and chastity at the chapel of Montmartre, on the 15 August 1534. The group of 'Friends in the Lord' will ultimately form the nucleus of the Society of Jesus
The bullring was built using stone and concrete, with the exception of the tiered rows of stands built as a wood structure. Nevertheless, the project allowed later changes in the stands structure. Construction was fast, its popularity also came fast. The first "corrida" took place on June 19, 1949, with a competition between the bullfighting horsemen ("cavaleiros"): Simão da Veiga Jr. and José Rosa Rodrigues, the "matadores" Manuel dos Santos e Manolo Navarro, and the great bull-grabbers of