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curiosities of the bullfighting world, from the point of view of an amateur. Experience of Bullfighting Art, food, famous characters…

What is an “encaste”? The Foundational Bloodlines

Curiosities, José Miguel Arruego

The origin of the fighting bull and its bloodlines One of the most common questions among new...
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The 19 Women Who Have Taken the Alternative

Curiosities, José Miguel Arruego

It is a fact that bullfighting is a male-dominated world, but there are exceptions that prove the r…
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Female Bullfighting: Authenticity and Overcoming Barriers

Curiosities, José Miguel Arruego

The history of women in bullfighting is a tale of struggle, sacrifice, and survival in a world trad…
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The Soul of Bullfighting: A Reflection on Bullfighting

Curiosities, Pedro del Ruiz, Pedro del Ruiz, What is Bullfighting?

A reflection on the deep meaning that bulls have for bullfighting enthusiasts: what do these majest…
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The history of the Vistalegre Bullring

Bullrings, Curiosities

The Madrid neighbourhood of Carabanchel, where the Vistalegre bullring is located, can boast of having been one of the most bullfighting...
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The great dream of José Gómez ‘Joselito’

Curiosities

The King of Bullfighters devised the monumental bullrings and shaped his dream in Seville   As we told you in the previous post (100...
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100 years of Joselito’s death

Bullfighters, Curiosities

The King of the Bullfighters lost his life on May 16, 1920 in La Caprichosa, the Bullring of...
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Bullfighting surgeons, Guardian Angels

Curiosities

The acknowledgments of the work of bullfighting surgeons will never be enough Every time blood is spilled in the arena, we place our faith...
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Bullfighters tailoring: art in gold and silk

Curiosities, Bullfighting Fashion

We enter the tailor shops, craft workshops where bullfighters wear their dreams. Following the closure of the mythical Emilio Tailoring a...
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The Day of the Dead in Morelia

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The Mexican city lives intensely this traditional festival for centuries     Intangible...
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