Plaza de Toros de Sevilla

The Plaza de Toros de la Real Maestranza de Caballería de Sevilla is the oldest bullring in Spain. It is the site of the annual Feria de Abril in Sevilla, one of the most well-known bullfighting festivals in the world. The ring itself is considered one of the city's most enjoyable tourist attractions and is certainly one of the most visited. As a stage for bullfighting, it is considered one of the most world's challenging environments because of its history, characteristics, and viewing public, which is considered one of the most unforgiving in all of bullfighting fandom. Spanish toreo,is a tradition that involves, most of the time, professional performers who execute various formal moves with the goal of appearing graceful and confident, while masterful over the bull itself; these maneuvers are performed at close range, concluding (in Spanish-style bullfighting) with the death of the bull by a well-placed sword thrust as the finale. The practice generates heated controversy in many areas of the world, including Spain where the "classic" bullfighting was born. For instance, several countries have banned it altoghether, considering its practice a criminal act. Even though it was formerly practiced in Argentina, Brazil, Mozambique, Morocco, and in other countries, now it has been banned usually because of both humane concerns and animal rights. The controversial spectacle is staged most famously in Spain (where there are over 400 arenas) but also in Portugal, some countries in Latin America (principally Mexico, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador), in California ("bloodless") and in the south of France. Around 30,000 bulls are killed each year in bullfights in Spain.. The limited supply of bull meat from bullfights is commonly sold and consumed. Several traditional dishes use bull meat as their basic ingredient.

Blip | September 19, 2006

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