Bullfighting in Spain

Dramatic moments of bullfighting showcasing matadors and bulls in the ring, highlighting traditional attire and tense confrontations.

At a bullfight in Mexico City, a bull charges a Matador; Mexico City, Mexico

Matador with bull, banderillas, banderilleros of the Cuadrilla, second part of the bullfighting, bullring Plaza de Toros de la Real Maestranza de Caballeria de Sevilla, Seville, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

Seville, May 6, 2025. The 11th bullfight of the season is held at La Maestranza for bullfighters Manuel Escribano, Miguel Ángel Perera, and Borja Jiménez. Pictured is Miguel Ángel Perera, of the Blood of Bulls and Gold. Photo: Juan Flores. ARCHSEV.

Seville, May 3, 2025. Bullfight held at La Maestranza for bullfighters El Cid, Manuel Escribano, and Daniel Luque. Photo: Juan Flores. ARCHSEV.

08/19/2001. Running of the bulls in Leganes.

BIENVENIDA , ANTONIO ANTONIO MEJIA JIMENEZ MATADOR DE TOROS ESPAÑOL . CARACAS 1922 - 1975;.

Palma de Río (Córdoba), 05/17/2016. Report on the bullfighter Juan Serrano Finito de Córdoba, in a tent on a farm in Palma del Río. Photo: Valerio Merino ARCHCOR.

South America, Ecuador, Crowds at a stadium for a Bullfight, Quito, Ecuador

Festival in Alcala de Henares and the bullring; Madrid, Spain

A bull charges the cape of a bullfighter at the Plaza de Toros in Morelia, Mexico.

Bullfighter holding his red cape in front of a bloodied black bull during a bullfight at the Plaza de Toros von Calpe Bullring, Costa Blanca, Spain, Europe

Seville, 04/30/2017. Bullfight on horseback. Six bulls by Fermin Bohorquez. The bullfighter on horseback Sergio Galan. Photo: Raul Doblado. ARCHSEV.

Race Camargue, the Roman Amphitheatre, Arles, Provence, France

Bull running in a bullring, Plaza De Toros San Marcos, Aguascalientes, Mexico

Seville, May 4, 2025. Bullfight held at La Maestranza for bullfighters Rui Fernández, Diego Ventura, and Guillermo Hermoso de Mendoza. Photo: Juan Flores. ARCHDC.

Bullfighting, Matador assisting final stage from border of bullring, 'Tercio de muerte' stage of bullfight, Spain, september

08/05/1998. Romero worker Fighting the first Bull of the afternoon in the Coliseum of La Coruña.

A young man running with a bull in a bullring; Alcala de Henares, Madrid, Spain

EL VITI SANTIAGO MARTIN MATADOR DE TOROS ESPAÑOL. VITIGUDINO 1938-.

Madrid, 05/15/22. San Isidro bullfight at the Las Ventas bullring, with bullfighters Curro Díaz, Álvaro Lorenzo and Ginés Marín. Photo: Guillermo Navarro. ARCHDC.

bullfighter capping a steer, heifer bullfight, Inca, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

PERALTA , ANGEL REJONEADOR ESPAÑOL . PUEBLA DELRIO 1926 - ACTUACION EN LA PLAZA DE TOROS DE MADRID.

ESPARTACO JUAN ANTONIO RUIZ MATADOR DE TOROS ESPAÑOL . ESPARTINAS 1962 - AÑO 1988;.

Mexico, Jalisco, Puerto Vallarta. Matador fools the bull at a bullfight, black and white. (Editorial Usage Only)

Mexico, Mexico City, Amateur and professional bullfighters at the Arroyo ring

Madrid, 05/20/2022. Las Ventas bullring. Bullfight at the San Isidro Fair for the bullfighters Talavante, El Juli and Tomás Rufo, which opens the Puerta Grande. Photo: De San Bernardo. ARCHDC.

La Puebla del Río (Seville), 01/20/2024. Bullfighting bullfights. Novillada held in the portable bullring of La Puebla del Río for the rejoneador Vasco Veiga and the bullfighters Álvaro Romero, Manuel Luque "El Exquisito", Daniel Córdoba and Daniel Fernández. Photo: Juan Flores. ARCHSEV.

Madrid, 05/15/22. San Isidro bullfight at the Las Ventas bullring, with bullfighters Curro Díaz, Álvaro Lorenzo and Ginés Marín. Photo: Guillermo Navarro. ARCHDC.

PACO OJEDA MATADOR DE TOROS ESPAÑOL . SANLUCAR 1955-;.

A bullfighter tries to escape a charging bull, Camargue races, Amphitheatre, Arles, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France, Europe

Bullfight, Las Ventas, Madrid, Spain

Bullfighting in the arena of Saintes Maries de la Mer, La Camargue, Provence, France, Europe

Bullfighting, Quito, Ecuador

08/25/2000. Running of the bulls of San Sebastian de los Reyes.

Bullfight (Corrida de Toros), Las Ventas bullring, Madrid, Spain

Matador in a ring with a bull.

$ROBER SOLSONA....20140318...VALENCIA....The bullfighter Enrique Ponce suffers a mishap with the first bull of his batch in the penultimate bullfight of the Fallas Fair, which is being held today in the Plaza de Valencia , which has caused the fracture of the left clavicle, according to the first news that comes from the infirmary.ARCHDC.$

Madrid, 09/30/2023. Las Ventas Bullring. Bullfight. Uceda Leal, Juli at his farewell and Tomás Rufo. Photo: of Saint Bernard. Archdc.

Pamplona, Spain. San Fermines or the Running of the Bulls is the annual festival held each July. For 14 days, the city hosts 24-hour parties, bull running every morning, bull fights each afternoon.

Group of matadors performing in front of bull

Madrid, 08/31/2010. Sixth and last running of the bulls of the patron saint festivities of San Sebastián de los Reyes. In the image, a bull goring a young man in the bullring.

CURRO ROMERO. MATADOR DE TOROS ESPAÑOL. CAMAS 1935-.

Matador faces a bull in Peru's oldest bullring

Mexico, Mexico City, Bullfighting at the Arroyo ring

MALLORCA SPAIN JUNE 1975 Arena with corrida in 70s

Seville, May 4, 2025. Bullfight held at La Maestranza for bullfighters Rui Fernández, Diego Ventura, and Guillermo Hermoso de Mendoza. Photo: Juan Flores. ARCHDC.

A MATADOR fights a bull in the Plaza de Toros - SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE, MEXICO

Matador in the arena performing a Veronica manouvre, bullfight, Barco de Avila, Avila, Castile and Leon, Spain, Europe

Mexico, Mexico City, Bullfighting at the Arroyo ring

Bullfight (Corrida de Toros), Las Ventas bullring, Madrid, Spain

Madrid, June 5, 2024. Las Ventas bullring. San Isidro Fair. Press Bullfight. King Felipe VI presides. Paco Ureña in his third bull of the afternoon. Photo: De San Bernardo. ARCHDC.

PRIMER CONCURSO INTERNACIONAL DE RECORTADORES - 2005. Location: PALACIO DE VISTALEGRE. MADRID. SPAIN.

Spanish Bullfighting Series. The matador baiting the bull with his red cape. Date: 1913

Seville, 04/21/2024. Real Maestranza. Miura bulls for David Fandilla "el Fandi". Manuel Escribano and Esaú Fernández. Photo: Raúl Doblado. Archsev.

Madrid, 08/27/2007. The runners during the second Sanse bull run.

The main square of the village used as the Plaza de Toros, the bulls are young novillos, Chinchon, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain, Europe

Carpio de Tajo (Toledo), 07/25/2015. Patron Saint Festivities of Santiago Apóstol in Carpio de Tajo. In the image, harnessed horse racing. Photo: Ana Pérez Herrera ARCHDC.

Bullfight demonstration, Andalucia, Spain, Europe

Female Torero or torera, matador with bull, Plaza de Toros de la Maestranza bull ring, Seville, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

08/28/2015. Alcalá de Henares (Madrid). Alcalá Festivals. Running of the Bulls and Heifers. Photo: of San Bernardo Archdc.

India, Tamil Nadu State, Madurai, Bull taming at Alanganallur, South India, Jallikattu is a bull taming sport played as a part of Pongal celebration, This is one of the oldest living ancient sports seen in the modern era,

Matador and bull during bullfight, with blurred effect, Madrid, Spain.

Seville, 10/01/2021. Bullfight of the San Miguel Fair, held in La Maestranza, for the bullfighters, Morante de la Puebla, Juan Ortega and Roca Rey. In the image, Morante de la Puebla. Photo: Juan Flores ARCHSEV.

Bull carried off arena after defeat

Alpine wrestling at the Unspunnen Bicentenary Festival, a traditional mountain and alpine competition, Interlaken, Jungfrau Region, Switzerland

05/01/2006. Seville. 05/01/06. Bulls in the Maestranza. Manzanares Retires. Diaz Japón. Archsev.

MANUEL BENITEZ EL CORDOBES MATADOR DE TOROS ESPAÑOL. PALMA DEL RIO 1937;.

Valencia, 03/19/2016. Fallas Fair. In the image, the right-handed Enrique Ponce on his second bull of the afternoon. Photo: Rober Solsona ARCHDC.

Matador, Torero or Toureiro in traditional clothing, bullfight, bullring Plaza de Toros de la Real de Maestranza de Caballeria de Sevilla, Sevilla, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

Seville, May 7, 2025. 12th bullfight of the season. Bullfight held at La Maestranza, for bullfighters Miguel Ángel Perera, Juan Ortega, and Roca Rey. Pictured: Miguel Ángel Perera, in navy blue and gold. Photo: Juan Flores. ARCHSEV.

Seville, 09/24/2022. San Miguel Fair. Bullfight held in La Maestranza, for the bullfighters José María Manzanares, Roca Rey and Calerito. Photo: Juan Flores. ARCHSEV.

CESAR RINCON MATADOR DE TOROS COLOMBIANO. BOGOTA 1965-.

Seville, 04/09/2024 Bulls in Seville 3rd Season. Bulls from Santiago Domecq for the bullfighters José Garrido, David de Miranda and Leo Valadez. In the image, José Garrido. Photo: Raúl Doblado. ARCHSEV.

08/31/2001. Running of the bulls in San Sebatian de los Reyes.

Madrid, 06/01/2022. Las Ventas bullring. King Felipe VI presides over the charity run along with José Luis Martínez Almeida and Isabel Díaz Ayuso. Bullfighters, Morante de la Puebla, El Juli and Ginés Marín. Photo: De San Bernardo. ARCHDC.

A matador in action in Cabo San Lucas in Baja, Mexico.

Seville, 04/15/2024. April Fair. Bullfight. 9th Bull Season of Domingo Hernández and Garcigrande. In the image, Daniel Luque. Photo: Raúl Doblado. ARCHSEV.

Europe, Spain, Navarra, Pamplona, San Fermin Running of the Bulls Festival. The celebration, which honours the city's patron saint, San Fermin

Seville, May 2, 2025. Bullfight held at La Maestranza for bullfighters Sebastián Castella, José María Manzanares, and Borja Jiménez. Photo: Juan Flores. ARCHSEV.

Seville, 04/21/2023. Bullfight. Six Bulls of Núñez del Cuvillo. Bullfighter, Rock King. Photo: Raúl Doblado. Archsev.

Crowd in stadium

Aranjuez, 05/28/2021. Bullfight. Garcigrande bulls for Juli, Manzanares and Ureña. Photo: of Saint Bernard. Archdc.

Seville, 10/01/2021. Bullfight of the San Miguel Fair, held in La Maestranza, for the bullfighters, Morante de la Puebla, Juan Ortega and Roca Rey. In the image, Morante de la Puebla. Photo: Juan Flores ARCHSEV.

Football macottching, old town, Lagos, Algarve, Portugal, Europe

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