What are bullfights?

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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