page_title: Spanish-style bullfighting
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Spanish-style bullfighting / History
caption_attribution_description: Español: Francisco de Goya, «El Cid Campeador lanceando otro toro», grabado n.º 11 de La tauromaquia
context_page_description: Spanish-style bullfighting is a type of bullfighting that is practiced in Spain, Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Peru, as well as in parts of southern France and Portugal. This style of bullfighting involves a physical contest with humans attempting to publicly subdue, immobilize, or kill a bull. The most common bull used is the Spanish Fighting Bull, a type of cattle native to the Iberian Peninsula. This style of bullfighting is seen to be both a sport and performance art. The red colour of the cape is a matter of tradition – bulls are color blind. They attack moving objects; the brightly-colored cape is used to mask blood stains.
  In a traditional corrida, three toreros each fight against two out of a total of six fighting bulls to death, each bull being at least four years old and weighs up to about 600 kg. Bullfighting season in Spain runs from March to October. The practice is also known as a corrida de toros, tauromaquia, or fiesta. Since the late-1980s, bullfighting in Spain has declined in popularity due to animal welfare concerns, its association with blood sport, and its links to nationalism.
caption: El Cid Campeador lanceando otro toro by Francisco Goya, 1816
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