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Plaza de Toros de La Ribera is a bullring in Logroño, Spain. It is currently used for bullfighting, with a retractable roof, has also hosted basketball and 2010 Davis Cup tennis. The stadium holds 11,046 spectators. It was opened in 2001. [1]
Spain: Years active: 1879-1936, 1939-to date [1] Founded: ... Bullfights are often given on the occasion of fairs, ... This page was last edited on 16 April 2024, ...
[44] 1,546 bullfights took place in Spain in 2022. [45] Compared to the 3,651 bullfights that took place in 2007, a 57.7% decrease over the past 15 years suggests the events’ decline in popularity. This can even be seen between 2007 and 2011 with a 37.3% decrease in the number of bullfights. [46]
Principal façade, in Baroque style. The plaza de toros de la Real Maestranza de Caballería de Sevilla is a 12,000-capacity bullring in Seville, Spain. During the annual Seville Fair in Seville, it is the site of one of the most well-known bullfighting festivals in the world.
The most important of them was Pedro Romero (1754-1839), a key figure in the history of bullfighting who slew more than 5,600 bulls. The Romero and Ordóñez families were known for their great bullfights in the Plaza, and bronze statues of Cayetano Ordóñez and son Antonio Ordóñez stand outside one of the entrances to the bullring. Ordoñez ...
Bullfights went on during the Franco era. In the 1960s, a North-American and European tourism grew around bullfights in Spain. The last fight took place in 1977. [2] Bob Marley and The Wailers performed on 30 June 1980 in support of their Uprising Tour (European Leg). In 1989, the first anti-bullfight campaign was led in Catalonia.
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The Route of the Bull (in Spanish, Ruta del Toro) is a tourist trail in the province of Cádiz, Spain, that traverses the areas where fighting bulls are raised. These bulls, used in bullfights (corridas) throughout Spain, are of a breed native to Spain, a breed also appreciated for its beef. The Route of the Bull is meant to direct tourists ...