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= Las Corridas de Torros =

Vocabulary: Corrida de toros: The spanish word for Bullfighting. Torero: The bullfighting the main event in a bullfight in the end Matador has to kill the bull. Tericios: The three parts of the bullfight. Plaza de toros:One of the oldest operational bull rings. Paselio: the opening Parade arounf the ring. Matador: The torero, main preformer in the bullfight. Traje de luces: Traditional clothing that Spanish bullfighters wear. Banderillas: Decorated barbed darts that are thrust inbetween bulls neck and shoulder muscles in attempts to weaken it. Banderillo: Person who places banderillas. Suerte Suprem a: When the torreo loses the praise of the crowd. Picador: A horse man who uses a lance to jab at the horses neck so the bull will lower its head during the fight. Veronica: A manuever in a bullfight in which a matador will swing his cape away from the charging bull.



Facts in spanish bullfighting

There is six bulls involved in one bull fight and there is three matadors in it too. The bullfighter gets an applause from the crowd by making the bullin spanish means corrida de toros, This is the most tradditonal in spanish fiestas.It is the oldest and best loved national sport and it is closely associated with spain. one of the best known spanish popular customs. There is almost a million people watching bullfights in spain every year! There are a'lot of bullrings in spain and the most important is"la plaza de toros de las ventanas." It can hold 25,000 people It is the most important bullring in the world.There are three bullfighters that are tororos in each corrida. During the first tercio every bullfighter corispond to two bulls and the second tercio is called la surte da las bandrillas that is when the baderillos put banderillas in the bulls back and the final is called la suerte suprema that is when the bullfighter uses a mulleta a small red cloth draped from a stick.

The Bullfight Events To start a bullfight the bull is let into the ring. Then the matador waves a white hankercheif for the chief assistant to wave a bright magenta cap to determine the bull's qualities and it's mood. A trumpet is then sounded calling fighters named Picadors to fight the bull by placing spears in its back to weaken it this continues for 10 minutes. Until once again another trumpet is sounded and the matador steps into the ring. He then removes his hat and dedicates the death of the bull to the president of the crowd or to the crowd before beginning the fight. The matador begins the fight. This is no show, this is real one wrong move and the matador could be impaled by the bull's horns. The matador continues fighting the bull until he establishes his superiority over the bull. The matador then sets himself ten feet away from the bull. The matador then sets himself in an offensive pose and attacks pushing the espada (sword) over the bull's horns and deeply in between the bull's shoulder blades. If the matador is skilled enough he should kill the bull in one fluid attempt otherwise he would have to carry on trying to stab the bull. Once the bull is killed the fight is then over. Then the matador may be awarded with trophies if the president of the crowd thinks he has deserved them. The crowd then throws roses into the ring and a single rose is collected by the matador's assistant.



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