Bullfighting involves a type of confrontation between a person and a bull, which culminates in the murder of the animal.
Bullfighting is the discipline that consists of maintaining a kind of fight with a bull . A man, on foot or on horseback, annoys the animal to enrage it and then demonstrates his skill by dodging its attacks. Usually the practice culminates with the killing of the bull .
Many consider bullfighting to be an art , although others denounce the practice for the cruelty it involves towards animals. The rituals and events linked to bullfighting are very old, dating back to Prehistory .
Bullfighting can be understood as the entire culture that develops around the activity and that includes typical clothing, the use of certain instruments or weapons, animal husbandry, etc.
History of bullfighting
Since its prehistoric origins, bullfighting has been associated with bravery : man demonstrates his courage by facing the bull. Currently, the practice is also linked to aesthetic issues, since the movements made by the matador are taken into account.
Bullfighting, especially in past decades, managed to become a benchmark in the country and even one of its attractions. Thus, for example, there were illustrious people who came to Spain and their main objective was to attend bullfights because they were excited about them. We are referring to celebrities like Ernest Hemingway or Ava Gardner.
The bullring is the venue that hosts bullfighting events.
famous bullfighters
In many cases these famous people wanted to meet the bullfighters of the moment, but the list of bullfighters throughout history has been very extensive. However, among those who have achieved greater success and relevance are Manolete, Paquirri, José Tomás, Juan Belmonte, Antonio Bienvenida, Luis Miguel Dominguín, Paco Camino, Joselito el Gallo...
Many of these have seen how their descendants later followed in their footsteps. This would be the case of Paquirri, whose two eldest sons are also bullfighters: Francisco Rivera and Cayetano Rivera, who are also grandchildren on the mother's side of the also matador Antonio Ordoñez.
Today bullfighting is developed through the activity known as bullfighting . Very popular in Spain , bullfights take place in a specific area (called a bullring ) and involve the participation of several people, the most important in the ceremony being the bullfighter or matador . At the end of the bullfight, the animal dies.
Criticism of bullfighting
Due to its characteristics, there is an important global movement that opposes bullfighting and has even managed to ban it in many regions. The defenders of bullfighting, on the other hand, assure that the treatment the bull receives is not so cruel and maintain that the practice allows the subsistence of the breed known as the fighting bull .
Specifically, those who are in favor of what, due to reminiscences of the past, in Spain is known as a "national holiday" in many sectors also establish that it is a face-to-face duel, man against animal. What's more, they add that they love the bull and that it is born precisely to end its life in an arena.
However, as we have mentioned, there are many people and groups who are against bullfighting because they consider it a cruel animal murder. Thus, it is precisely explained why in recent years the number of Spanish citizens who support the PACMA Party, the Animalist Party, which defines itself as "defender of animal rights , the defense of the environment and social justice" has increased. .