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Frequently Asked Questions

• What is bullfighting and how does it work?

  Quite simply, bullfighting is a fight between a bull and a human. This person is known as a bullfighter or a matador. They are attempting to immobilise, subdue or indeed kill the bull – and there are usually rules and regulations for the fighting as well as various cultural expectations.

• What is the Spanish word for bullfighting?

  The Spanish word for bullfighting is corrida de toros that can be literally translated as “running of bulls”. A bullfight is always held in a round-shape arena or venue called plaza de toros. Bull fighting in Spain is an iconic tradition in which 3 toreros have to fight 2 bulls each and, ultimately, kill them.

• How do you pass a bull in bullfighting?

  When the animal gores, the bullfighter wraps himself in the cape and turns around Verónica: The most common pass in bullfighting. When the bull attacks the bullfighter, he moves the cape to the right or to the left using both hands and steps forward with one of his legs to be prepared for the next pass.

• Where do bullfighting bulls come from?

  In Spain and Portugal, this original breed was transformed trough selection into the modern bullfighting bull, specifically created to be killed in the corridas. In the XVIII century ganaderías (cattle firms) consecrated to produce fierce aggressive bullfighting bulls are recorded to have existed in Spain.

• Could bullfighting be banned in Spain?

  Bullfighting was banned in Catalonia in 2010 on the grounds that it was incompatible with Catalan tradition. Analysts say similar laws in other regions could now also be reversed. Catalonia became the second Spanish region after the Canary Islands to ban the tradition.

• When was the last bullfight in Catalonia?

  The last bullfight in Catalonia took place on 25 September 2011 at La Monumental. In October 2016 the Catalonian ban on bullfighting was overturned by the Spanish Constitutional Court. The Court ruled that, though an autonomous region is allowed to regulate bullfighting, an autonomous region is not in a legal position to fully ban such fights.

• What is the law on bullfighting in France?

  a) Bullfighting in places where, on the effective date of Law 3/1988, of March 4th, regarding animal welfare, there are bullrings built to perform it, to which access must be prohibited to persons under fourteen years of age.

• Are the Bulls at the Barcelona Marathon cruel?

  Animal rights activists claim that, although the bulls aren’t killed, the correbousare nevertheless cruel. Esperanza Aguirre, former president of the Madrid region, tweeted: “Bulls return to Catalonia. Millions of Spanish and international fans celebrate the decision.”