In 1944, during a parade of gigantes y cabezudos, young men who wanted to participate in the same event staged a brawl. Since there was a vegetable stand nearby, they picked tomatoes and used them as a weapon. The police had to intervene to break up the fight, and forced those responsible to pay the damages incurred.

The following year the young people repeated the fight, only this time brought their own tomatoes from home. They were again dispersed by the police. After repeating this in subsequent years, the party was, albeit unofficially, established.