The
Spanish Fiesta Brava: Historical Perspective and Definition by Mario Carrión |
The
Bull Fight--A description of what to expect at a Spanish Bull-fight by Nicholas A. Breakwell |
Ilustración
y los toros: procesos de civilización y el nacimiento de la corrida
de toros como institución (en español) by Marco Legemaate--A Dutch (taurine aficionado and) anthropologist's academic rumination on the proposition that the institutionalized bullfighting we call the 'fiesta brava' developed in Spain when the Enlightenment -- responsible for pulling the rest of Europe out of the Middle Ages, for refining and rationalizing its customs -- passed by the Iberian peninsula. Whew ... Also available in Dutch. |
Bullfighting
in California by Mario Carrión |
Opening
Act: The Cape by Mark Schwarz |
Primer
Tercio (el toreo de capa y la suerte de varas) (en español)
from the book, COMO VER UNA CORRIDA DE TOROS, by José Antonio del Moral. Provided by Torero, Torero!! -- includes a lovely photo of Rafael Ortega in Tijuana, and an extended discussion of passes done with the capote. |
Segundo
Tercio (la suerte de banderillas) (en español) from the book, COMO VER UNA CORRIDA DE TOROS, by José Antonio del Moral. Provided by Torero, Torero!! |
Tercer
Tercio (la muleta y estocada) (en español) from the book, COMO VER UNA CORRIDA DE TOROS, by José Antonio del Moral. Provided by Torero, Torero!! -- including an extended discussion of passes done with the muleta. |
Síntesis
de una corrida de toros (en español) An excellent summary describing the course of a bullfight for young aficionados-to-be. Taken from the article "Notas para aficionados profanos," published in the magazine, Torerísimo de México. [WebMeister's note: "profano" is a false cognate -- it means "lay" not "profane"] |
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