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A matador or torero is the main performer in bullfighting events in Spain, France, and other Spanish-speaking countries. He or she is the person who performs with and kills the bull. The role is als...
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Bullfighting was originally a sport for the aristocracy and took place on horseback. King Felipe V took exception to the sport however and banned the aristocracy from taking part, believing it to be a bad example to the public. ... Then, the top bullfighter called the Matador, watches his chief assistant wave a bright...
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www.spain-info.com/Culture/bullfighting.htm
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Bullfighting is still a tremendously popular sport amongst the Spanish today, even though it is always the subject of much debate in regard to animal cruelty in particular. ... Aficionados say the bull is better off dying at the hands of a matador (killer) than in the matadero (abattoir). The corrida is about many things...
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As bullfighting developed, the men on foot, who by their capework aided the horsemen in positioning the bulls, began to draw more attention from the crowd, and the modern corrida began to take form. ... The amount of applause the matador receives is based on his proximity to the horns of the bull, his tranquillity in the...
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Whether you like it or not - agree with it or despise it - bullfighting exists in Spain and is an important part of their history and culture. Just because we have written about bullfighting, it does NOT mean to say that we like it or agree with it. ... Then the Matador enters the ring, fights the bull then finishes him...
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www.idealspain.com/pages/information/bullfighting.htm
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Bullfighting as we know it today, started in the village squares, and became formalised, with the building of the bullring in Ronda in the late 18th century. From that time, it began to follow a particular sequence of events: the entrance of the bull, the picador, the banderilleros, and finally the matador (bullfighter).
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Ads by Google ... A matador demonstrates his mastery of the bull by touching one of its horns as it stands motionless. ... Back to topic: bullfighting next...
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Britannica online encyclopedia article on matador (bullfighter), in bullfighting, the principal performer who works the capes and usually dispatches the bull with a sword thrust between the shoulder blades. Though most bullfighters have been men, women bullfighters have participated in the spectacle for centuries. ... Even a nun,
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