Bullfighting” is generally used to describe what people familiar with the subject call a “Corrida de Toros”. This customary English translation is a misnomer, as it fails to identify the event clearly among a variety of bull-related events and activities and also falsely places the spectacle in the realm of sport. A Corrida de Toros is a public event in which participants calledtoreros (bullfighters) enter the ring with a specially bred fighting bull ( toro bravo) moving through a sequence of regulated phases (tercios or thirds) culminating in the matador’s iconic encounter with the bull armed with a red cape (muleta) and in most cases, the bull’s death by sword-thrust. The matador is then judged, based on the artistic merit of his performance. (Visited 886 times, 171
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