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{{Infobox clothing type
| name          = 
| image_file    = Montera.JPG
| caption       =
| type          = [[Hat]]
| material      = Covered in [[Karakul (sheep)#Karakul pelts|Astrakhan]] [[fur]] with an inner lining of [[velvet]]
| location      = Spain
| introduced    =
}}
[[File:Enrique ponce.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Enrique Ponce]] wearing a montera.]]

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 [[Bullfighting|bullfighters]], introduced to the event in 1835 by [[Francisco Montes Reina|Francisco "Paquiro" Montes]]<ref>{{cite web |author =Vázquez Legarreta, Enrique |date =2004-04-06 |title =El Siglo de Torreón |url =http://www.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/sup/oladep/05/32/05oladep3210.pdf |accessdate = 2010-02-18 }}</ref> as accompaniment to the ''[[traje de luces]]'', or "suit of lights".

The montera is habitually covered in [[Karakul (sheep)#Karakul pelts|astrakhan]] [[fur]] with an inner lining of [[velvet]]. The image of a [[saint]] is sometimes printed on the lining as a [[talisman]] of good luck. The top of the montera is often decorated with a special design.

The "bulbs" on the sides of the montera represent the horns of a bull.{{fact|date=August 2017}}

==See also==
* [[List of hat styles]]
* {{anli|Mounteere cap}}

== References ==
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{{Bullfighting}}

[[Category:Bullfighting]]
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[[Category:Spanish clothing]]

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