blog Plaza de Toros - est. 2013
Just when you thought we wouldn't see a bull over 700 kilos again in Madrid for awhile, here comes another on.
"Potrillo" from the Pedraza de Yeltes ranch was fought in Madrid last night by Joaquin Galdos.
No ears were cut but at least this bull was sent back to the corrals like the one earlier this year.
(see post here) https://blogplazadetoros.blogspot.com/2026/05/exiliado-de-garcigrande-715-kilos.html
Here is something I have never seen, although I've always thought it could happen quite easily, a Monosabio was gored today in Bilbao. (Not too seriously, but had to be taken to the hospital for treatment for a goring in the glute.)
He was helping get a bull off the picador's horse when the bull turned on him quickly and got him on the ground. From there he pushed him around quite a bit until a horn got into the mono's glute. Could have been worse though for sure.
(mundotoro.com 8-27-26)
Es una de las noticias más importantes de los últimos años. Un acontecimiento histórico. Vista Alegre ha colgado el cartel de ‘No hay billetes’ este jueves 27 de agosto en el quinto festejo de las Corridas Generales de Bilbao, en el que se anuncian Diego Urdiales, Alejandro Talavante y Roca Rey. Una noticia de enorme impacto para el toreo en una tierra en la que la tauromaquia vive momentos difíciles. Una muestra de que, pese a las dificultades, la fiesta sigue viva en el País Vasco.
Una tarde para la historia por los antecedentes y el momento que se vive. Vista Alegre lleva quince años sin colgar el cartel de ‘No hay billetes’. Esta tarde ha devuelto la expectación alrededor de la plaza de toros de Bilbao de la mano de Andrés Roca Rey, Alejandro Talavante y Diego Urdiales.
What a life it must be being a ganadero de toros bravos. Sure, it must be incredibly hard work, all ranch work or farm work is. But to raise fighting bulls, how can life get any better?
Back in April, the 18th to be exact, I found myself out for a drive. I ended up in Springville and decided to check out the outside of the Springville Museum of Art building.
Here is their official website,
It has always caught my eye because it looks like it could have been an old Spanish mission.
Why was it built to look like that? I have no idea. I have done some Google searches to see if anyone has said why that style, the Spanish Colonial Revival style according to the plaque outside, was chosen. But to no avail.
I'm not complaining, I actually like it. It is very unique for these parts especially with the red tile roof and fenced in courtyard complete with fountain and all.
Too bad there is not a Plaza de Toros somewhere nearby where we could hold a proper feria complete with bullfights, a horse fair, and the women could dress in their finest Andalusian dresses.
