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Bullfighting Ends Today in Barcelona

Mark Russell — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 06:46:21 CDT

Today's bullfights at the 97-year-old Plaza de Toros Monumental arena in Barcelona will be the last ever for the venerable—and brutal—sport in Catalonia province, reports the BBC . The province voted to end bullfighting last year, the first ban on the corrida de toros in mainland Spain (it's been...

French Bullfighter Gored

Polly Davis Doig — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 15:57:51 CST

There are bad days at the office, and then there is getting tossed around like a ragdoll by one ton of bloody, raging male cow. French bullfighting phenom Sebastian Castella had both over the weekend, reports the Huffington Post, breaking his collarbone after ending up on the wrong side of...

Bull Charges the Stands, Injures 40

Kevin Spak — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 10:00:14 CDT

A bull leapt into the stands at a bull ring in Spain yesterday, tearing through the crowd and injuring 40 people. He was eventually subdued and killed with the help of an ex-bull fighter who happened to be in the stands, the New York Times reports. While most of the...

Catalonia Bans Bullfights (Hemingway Saw It Coming)

John Johnson — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:40:31 CDT

Score one for the bulls. Catalonia became the first region in mainland Spain to ban bullfighting today, reports the BBC . Animal rights activists who see the sport as barbaric succeeded in getting the ban passed, much to the dismay of those who see it as an integral part of the...

Barcelona May Ban Bullfighting

Rob Quinn — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 02:00:45 CDT

Catalonia will vote today on whether to become the first mainland Spanish region to say adios to bullfighting. The spectacle has long been in decline in the region, and the capital, Barcelona, now only holds a dozen or so bullfights a year, with foreign tourists making up much of the...

Matador Arrested for Fleeing Bull

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 11:25:29 CDT

It looks like a scene out of a comedy flick, but it’s real: A terrified matador throws himself over the perimeter wall in an attempt to escape a charging bull, then is coaxed back into the ring…only to flee again. It gets better: Christian Hernandez, 22, was actually arrested for...

12-Year-Old Is Mexico's Youngest Bullfighter

Caroline Miller — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 11:01:00 CDT

Forget skateboards and video games—this 12-year-old boy fights bulls. Michel "Michelito" Lagravere officially became the youngest person to perform in Mexico City's main ring yesterday. And perform he did: The young French-Mexican "novillero" successfully killed his first bull, which weighed in at 893 pounds. But a second bull got...

Bull Gores Matador's Throat

Mary Papenfuss — Mon, 24 May 2010 01:41:10 CDT

A Spanish matador was struggling to recover today after suffering horrific injuries when a bull's horn entered his throat and exited his mouth. The half-ton bull caught Julio Aparicio under the chin when the matador lost his balance and stumbled while executing a pass in Madrid. Aparicio, 41, was tossed...

Top Bullfighter Seriously Gored

M. Morris — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 13:32:00 CDT

One of the best-known members of the legendary Spanish bullfighting community was severely gored during a performance yesterday and is in serious condition in a Mexican hospital. Jose Tomas sustained a torn vein and artery when an 1,100-pound bull's left horn drove 4 inches deep into his groin, the...