BULLFIGHTING Spain is very big on bullfighting along

with mexico.

BULLFIGHTING

Bullfighting, also known as tauromachia (spanish: tauromaquia ) or tauromachy; from greek

ταυρομαχία "bull-fight spanish: toreo [portuguese : tourada ,is a traditional spectacle of Spain, Portugal, southern France and some Latin American countries

(Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela and Peru),] in which one or morebulls are baited, and then killed in a bullringfor sport and entertainment. As such, it is often called a blood sport by its detractors, but followers of

the spectacle regard it as a 'fine art' and not a sport, as there are no elements of competition in the

proceedings. In Portugal, it is illegal to kill a bull in the arena, so it is removed and slaughtered in the pens as

fighting bulls can only be used once. A non-lethal variant stemming from Portuguese influence is also

practiced on thetanzanian island of pemba.

PRACTICING

The tradition, as it is practiced today, involves professional toreres(also called "matadors")

who execute various formal moves which can be interpreted and innovated according to the

bullfighter's style or school. Toreros seek to elicit inspiration and art from their work and an

emotional connection with the crowd transmitted through thebull.

SUPPORTERSSupporters of bullfighting argue that it is a culturally

important tradition and a fully developed art form on par

with painting, dancing and music, while animal rights

and vocates hold that it is a blood sports resulting in

the suffering of bulls and horses.

history There are many historic fighting

venuesin the Iberian peninsula France and Latin America. The largest venue of its kind is the plaza mexicoin centralmexico city, which seats 48,000 people, and the oldest is the La maestranza inSevilla, Spain, which was first used for bullfighting in 1765.

Styles of bullfighting

Originally, there were at least five distinct regional styles of bullfighting practised in southwestern Europe:Andalusia,Aragon–Navarre,Alentijo,Camargue,Aquitaine. Over time, these have evolved more or less into standardized national forms mentioned below. The "classic" style of bullfight, in which the bull is killed, is the form practiced in Spain and many Latin American countries.

Spanish-style bullfighting

Spanish-style bullfighting is called corrida de toros (literally "running of bulls") or la fiesta ("the festival"). In the traditional corrida, three matadores, each fight two bulls, each of which is between four and six years old and weighs no less than 460 kg (1,014 lb) Each matador has six assistants—two picadores("lancers on horseback") mounted on horseback, three banderilleros– who along with the matadors are collectively known as toreros("bullfighters") – and a mozo de espadas.Collectively they comprise a cuadrilla("entourage"). The word "matador" is only used in English, where as in Spanish the more general "torero" is used and only when needed to distinguish the full title "matador de toros" is used.

Bullfighting Bullfighting can result in injury or even death

at times but, people still do it because it is a tradition.

Bullfigfhting

I chose bullfighting because I was

interested into the topic

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