Bullfighting - Wikipedia
WebBullfighting 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 | History, Culture, & Spectacle | Britannica
WebApr 12, 2024 · Bullfighting, the national spectacle of Spain and many Spanish-speaking countries, in which a bull is ceremoniously fought in a sand arena by a matador and usually killed. Bullfighting is also popular in Portugal and southern France, though in the former, where the bull is engaged by a bullfighter.
Spanish-style bullfighting - Wikipedia
WebSpanish-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.
Bullfighting Returns to Mexico City. A Fight Over Its Future Goes …
WebFeb 1, 2024 · 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...
Who, What, Why: How dangerous is bullfighting? - BBC News
Web22 May 2014. AP. By Who, What, Why. The Magazine answers the questions behind the news. The prestigious San Isidro bullfight has been suspended after three matadors were gored in one day. This is...
Bullfighting - Spanish Tradition, Matadors, Corridas | Britannica
WebThe 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.
Bullfighting returns to Mexico City, and with it women matadors
WebMar 9, 2024 · Bullfighting returned to Mexico City after the Supreme Court of Justice overturned a 2022 ban that prevented these events from taking place in the capital. Fernando Llano/AP. MEXICO CITY — Hilda...
Return of bullfighting met by protests in Mexico City | CNN
WebJan 29, 2024 · CNN — Animal rights activists took to the streets of Mexico City on Sunday to protest the return of bullfighting to the capital after almost two years. “Torture is not art, it is not culture” and...
bullfighting summary | Britannica
Webbullfighting, Spanish corrida de toros, Spectacle, popular in Spain, Portugal, and Latin America, in which matador s ceremonially taunt, and usually kill, bulls in an arena. Spectacles with bulls were common in ancient Crete, Thessaly, and Rome.
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