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Pages in category "Bullrings in Spain" The following 38 pages are in this category, out of 38 total. ... La Línea de la Concepción Bullring; Plaza de Toros de La ...
Málaga's bullring lies in the heart of the city. Façade of the oldest bullring in Spain, La Maestranza in Seville. The Plaza México, which is situated in Mexico City, is the world's largest bullring. The facade of the Arena of Nîmes in Nîmes, a converted Roman amphitheatre The Plaza de toros de Ronda. The Plaza de toros de Chinchón.
A poll conducted in 2014–2015 by the Spanish Ministry of Culture places bullfighting 10th in the list of most popular paid leisure activities. In 2015 9.5% of Spaniards went to a paid bullfight. [43] Among autonomous communities, Navarre headed the list, followed by Castile-Leon, Aragon, La Rioja, Castile-La Mancha and Extremadura.
The city of Ronda is home to the Real Maestranza de Caballería, the oldest and most noble order of horsemanship in Spain since 1485. In that year, the Catholic King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella won Ronda back from the Moors and ended over seven centuries of Islamic rule. Construction of the bullring started in 1779 and finished in 1785. [2]
From 1913 to 1920, bullfighting gained such a momentum that Madrid's former main bullring of Fuente del Berro was not big enough. It was José Gómez Ortega "Joselito" who complained about the necessity of a new "monumental" bullring, to open this part of Spain's heritage and culture to the whole city of Madrid. Architect José Espeliú (friend ...
Plaza de Toros de Pamplona in Pamplona Spain during the 2022 San Fermin Festival. Interior of the ring. Plaza de Toros de Pamplona is a bullring in Pamplona, Spain. It is currently used for bullfighting, sporting or cultural events and music concerts. Built in 1922 by Francisco Urcola, [1] the stadium holds 19,720 people.
The Plaza de Toros de Pontevedra (Spain) is the bullring of the Spanish city of Pontevedra and the only one in the autonomous community of Galicia. [2] It has a capacity of 7,800 spectators [3] and is classified as the second category of Spanish bullring. [4]
Plaza de Toros de Las Palomas, officially Monumental Las Palomas, is a bullring in Algeciras at the southern end of Spain. The current building was built in 1969 and it can hold over 11,000 spectators.