SINCELEJO, Colombia — The fans came for the action. The bullfighters for the glory. The bulls, each 1,000 pounds of heaving, sweating fury, had no choice. And so it was that the bulls, one after the other, were released into a vast, throbbing arena, to be faced down by a squadron of horsemen armed with long pikes, dozens of “manteros” with red capes, hordes of young men swinging sticks, plus a clown or two.
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- Bullfighting row back in spotlight after Spain ends $30k state prize
Spain is to end a €30,000 state prize for bullfighting in a move which has angered supporters of the controversial spectacle. The Ministry of Culture, which has responsibility for bullfighting ...
05/2/2024 - 11:41 pm | View Link - Flamenco in Sacromonte
Flamenco is as synonymous with Spain as bullfights and can be found anywhere in the country, but Granada is where the art form is said to have been birthed and flourished. Seeing a flamenco show ...
04/22/2024 - 12:59 pm | View Link - Plácido Domingo show marks reopening of bullfighting ring for cultural purposes
Spanish tenor Plácido Domingo was the leading attraction on Saturday evening before a crowd of 3,300 at the newly-refurbished San Carlos Bullfighting ring in the Uruguay city of Colonia del Sacramento ...
04/22/2024 - 1:24 am | View Link - Looking at the historic bonds of animals and humans in 'Our Kindred Creatures'
At the center were three remarkable figures: Henry Bergh, a patrician repulsed by Spanish bullfights, who leveraged his affluence to shape laws; Caroline White of Philadelphia, a brilliant ...
04/17/2024 - 12:00 am | View Link - Spain's macho world of bullfighting has its first openly LGBT+ matador — and he hopes to pave the way for others
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) says that thousands of bulls die every year in bullfights, which it notes is an "inaccurate term" for an event that involves pitting a "nimble ...
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- Spanish-style bullfighting
Spanish-style bullfighting is a type of bullfighting that is practiced in Spanish-speaking countries: Spain, Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Peru, as well as in parts of southern France and Portugal. This style of bullfighting involves a physical contest with humans (and other animals) attempting to publicly subdue, immobilize, or kill a ...
05/3/2024 - 9:18 pm | View Website - Bullfighting | National Geographic
One of the world's most dangerous occupations pits man against beast. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribeAbout National Geographic:National Geographic ...
05/3/2024 - 9:18 pm | View Website - Bullfighting Returns to Mexico City. A Fight Over Its Future Goes On ...
After a nearly two-year ban, a legal ruling brought bullfights back to La Plaza México in Mexico City. But the fight continues after a federal judge again stopped the events.
05/3/2024 - 12:28 pm | View Website - Bullfighting
The objective of this type of bullfighting is not to kill the bull but to demonstrate the extraordinary ability of the horses—which dramatically charge and dodge the bull at breakneck speeds and are almost never injured—and the skill and bravery of the bullfighters and bullgrabbers.
05/3/2024 - 12:14 pm | View Website - Bullfighting
For the painting, see The Bullfight. Not to be confused with Bull wrestling. Spanish bullfight underway in Las Ventas in Madrid. Bullfighting 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.
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