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Bookmark or Share- Bullfighting - WikipediaBullfighting is a physical contest that involves a bullfighter attempting to subdue, immobilize, or kill a bull, usually according to a set of rules, guidelines, or cultural expectations.
- Bullfighting - The spectacle | Britannicabullfighting; matador A matador wearing a colourful traje de luces, or suit of lights, at a bullfight in Maracaibo, Venezuela. After the alguaciles return to the gate, the corrida band begins a dramatic paso doble, and the opening procession (paseo) begins.
- Bullfighting History | A History of Spanish Bullfighting - Spanish FiestasIt shows male and female acrobats confronting a bull, grabbing its horns as it charges and vaulting over its back. Bullfights were popular spectacles in ancient Rome but it was in the Iberian Peninsula that these contests were fully developed.
- Bullfighting - Spanish Tradition, Matadors, Corridas | BritannicaFor 600 years the bullfighting spectacle consisted of a mounted aristocrat armed with a lance. During the reign of Philip IV (1621–65), the lance was discarded in favour of the rejoncillo (short spear), and leg armour was introduced to protect the mounted bullfighters.
- What Is Bullfighting? Origin, Purpose, and Top Festivities in SpainOne of the oldest mass spectacles in Spain and one of the oldest in the world, Bullfighting has a tremendous meaning and origin that goes back centuries. Here’s Bullfighting explained for tourists, visitors, and curious people who want to experience Spain like a local or wish to understand this whole “bullfight” thing.
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