In continuing the tradition of Lamborghini to name their cars in the world of bullfighting, the Murcielago was named after a fighting bull that survived 24 sword strokes in an 1879 fight against Rafael "El Lagartija" Molina Sánchez, in the Coso bulls of the Caliphs of Cordoba, Spain. Bat struggled with so much passion and spirit that the matador chose to spare his life, a rare honor. The bull, which came from Joaquin del Val di Navarra's farm, was later presented as a gift to Don Antonio Miura, a noted local breeder, so began the famous Miura line of fighting bulls, provided the name one of the first major Lamborghini cars.
Bat is the Spanish name for a flying mammal, the bat. The word is pronounced [murθielaɣo], with a voice dental fricative [θ] (as in English thing), in the Castilian spoken in most of Spain. However, the Italian car manufacturer often uses the Spanish pronunciation of South America, [mursielaɣo] with [s] sound.
Bat is the Spanish name for a flying mammal, the bat. The word is pronounced [murθielaɣo], with a voice dental fricative [θ] (as in English thing), in the Castilian spoken in most of Spain. However, the Italian car manufacturer often uses the Spanish pronunciation of South America, [mursielaɣo] with [s] sound.