Interesting facts about bullfighting

It is believed that the bullfight appeared in ancient times. The people of the Iberians, who lived in the territory of modern Spain, killed bulls for ritual purposes. Gradually, the corrida became popular among other peoples of the Mediterranean. For a long time, both men and women took part in the corrida. But, in the early twentieth century, representatives of the fair sex were forbidden to participate in this bloody entertainment. Women have long struggled with injustice, and were able to get the right to re-enter the arena in 1974. In the Middle Ages only representatives of privileged classes went out to fight the bulls, the knight appeared on horseback riding a horse and in a fight with an angry animal tried to show his skill and courage. But at the beginning of the 18th century the French throne was joined by the Frenchman Philip V, who declared the bullfight a savagery and senseless cruelty.

To know immediately lost interest in this hobby. And the poor people simply did not have the money to buy a horse, so they went out on foot on foot. Since the middle of the XVIII century, detailed statistics of accidents in the arena. During these years, about 700 bullfighters were victims. The training in the art of fighting bulls begins at the age of 10 years. But the bullfighter can leave the arena only after reaching the age of majority. But there are, of course, exceptions. Jairo Miguel, for example, killed the first bull at the age of eight. The first Russian to take part in the bullfight was Roman Karpukhin. In the arena, he appeared under the pseudonym Finito de Mosca, which in Spanish means "sophisticated Moscow". Toreadors in Spain are highly respected, and many well-known sportsmen or show business stars can envy the best of them. So, for example, the famous bullfighter El Huli earned in 2005 about 7 million euros. For each appearance in the arena, he received 270,000. However, the costs of bullfighters are also considerable. For example, the costume in which they go to fight costs about 3,000 euros.

To participate in battles bulls are grown on special farms. In the arena, animals appear at the age of 4-6 years.
Every year in Spain there is a street corrida. The meaning of this adult and very dangerous fun is to be able to escape from the enraged bull. Many participants of such a "race" soon find themselves on hospital beds. Despite the fact that the corrida is part of the Spanish culture, animal advocates are increasingly advocating the banning of this bloody spectacle. And even achieve some success. At their request, the bullfight is prohibited in Barcelona and the Canary Islands. But in Portugal, the corrida is more humane, it is forbidden to kill bulls in the arena. This is done in a podtribunnom room, but it often happens that the animals are sent back to the farm.