But it's a different story elsewhere in Spain. While relatively few Spaniards are real aficionados of bullfighting, many more see it as a national tradition and don't want it banned. On a recent ...

A bullfighter revealed to the Spanish newspaper El Mundo that he is Spain's first openly LGBT+ matador Mario Alcalde, 31, works as an airport baggage handler. But he is also one of Spain's ...

A child plays with a ball in front of a bullfighting monument outside of Las Ventas bullring, in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, March 26, 2023. The death of Spanish bullfighting has been declared many ...

Spain's first openly LGBT matador believes more bullfighters will come out, after revealing he is pansexual. "There have always been gay people in bullfighting, but they didn't say anything," says ...

While Spain defends its bullfighting as a cultural event, it is illegal in most countries, including the U.K. and Canada. The sport is not outright banned in the U.S., but fights that end in death ...

Dwarf bullfighters stage a protest in front of parliament in Madrid, Spain, Thursday April 27, 2023. Spain’s parliament on Thursday banned “comic” bullfighting events featuring dwarves ...

Bullfighting is practised in eight countries. It is not just popular in Spain but in parts of Latin America, too. Mexico City has the biggest bullring in the world. But those intent on fighting ...

MADRID, May 3 (Reuters) - Spain scrapped an annual bullfighting award on Friday, prompting a rebuke from conservatives over a backlash against a centuries-old tradition they see as an art form but ...

“Ronda is considered one of Spain’s most beautiful cities due ... dresses in traditional 18th-century Goyesque attire.” “Even if bullfighting isn't your cup of tea, the remarkable ...

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