HISP 226 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Al-Andalus, Pedro Romero, Dehesa
24 Mar 2016
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Lecture 17 - the bullfight in the hispanic world. Bullfighting is part of the culture and not a sport. Both spain and france have protected bullfighting as a intangible cultural heritage. Until 2007, the # of bullfights had increased every year - expansion in popularity. It"s always been controversial: viewers in china. In spain, worth 3. 3b usd and it employs 10,000 people across spain. Across europe, the auroch was the largest mammal and was a partial ancestor of the modern fighting bull breed. Its prominence in the imagination of ancient europeans can be gleaned from its prominence in ancient art, religion and ceremonies. These animals were hunted and harvested for their meat since the early times. Cattle fairs - the "feria de abril" in seville is still the start of the bullfighting year and recalls this link to this day.
