1526 - toros en Mexico

 

Cartel de Cinco Villas - to celebrate 500 years of bullfighting in Mexico

 

An amazing day ... 500 years ago today the first bullfight in Mexico was held

So, 500 years ago today the first bullfight in Mexico took place.

Now, it would not have been a bullfight as we know it today, but one more akin to a rejoneo style bullfight, one on horseback. 

Nevertheless, today is a sacred day. Too bad Mexico is a mess right now and the bullfight is up against corrupt politicians, let's pray for the future of the bulls in Mexico. 

How can anyone be against an art form with at least a 500 year history?

It boggles my mind.

(from Instagram)

24 de Junio de 1526, dia de San Juan, se cita como el primer festejo taurino documentado en la capital. La referencia aparece in la Quinta Carta de Relacion de Hernan Cortes (1526), donde menciona que ese dia estaban "corriendo ciertos toros" como parte de las celebraciones publicas.

So I am done playing Toroslam

So, I made the decision to not play Toroslam anymore. 

I'm not a sore loser, I just can't dedicate the time, get things right, and keep losing positions. So today, as you can see below, I had Manuel Escribano and Jose Maria Manzanares on my cartel. Both of them had good days, they both cut ears from their bulls in Alicante. But so did El Cid and so the only thing I can think of is there are players out there that had all three toreros on their cartel, or combination of El Cid and Manzanares since those two were carried out la puerta grande.

Anyway, by the end of the day I had dropped down to position #168. 

It was fun while it lasted, like I said in earlier posts I have never played any fantasy sports league, and I guess I should be proud I taught myself and moved from the 1300's up as high as 141. 

It was a good experience, but I'm out now. On to bigger and better things.

A little Spanish Fork update

So, I'm going to copy this post from the Spanish Fork Historic Preservation Commission Facebook page. I have another update to do here in another few days when I have some time because I started a Facebook community uproar a couple of months ago that was completely unintended. It was so bad that after 24 hours I deleted the post just to put the fire out. 

It got way out of control in such a short amount of time, it was bizarre.

Anyway, stay tuned for that post.

(September 23, 2025)

On September 23, 1776, Fathers Silvestre Vélez de Escalante and Francisco Atanasio Domínguez emerged from Spanish Fork Canyon into Utah Valley during their historic expedition through the Southwest. Their visit gave our city its name and left a lasting mark on our valley’s story.

Today, we honor 249 years of history, remembering their journey and the generations who have called this valley home since.

As we look ahead to the 250th anniversary in 2026, stay tuned for details as we celebrate with events, stories, and opportunities to connect with our shared heritage. 

Here’s to the past that shaped us and the future we’re building together in Spanish Fork City. The Home of Pride and Progress.

How many ears to you have to cut to get carried out La Puerta Grande?

I recently had this come up on my Instagram feed, and I am much appreciative. 

I've always had the question about how many ears do you have to cut to be able to get carried out La Puerta Grande, or Puerta del Principe in Sevilla, because it always seems like each plaza is different.

Well, here is a chart that has it broken down for all of the "first category" plazas in Spain. (This chart is also helpful because I have always wondered which plazas are considered primera categoria.)

I knew Madrid of course, Sevilla, Bilbao, Pamplona, Valencia, but I wasn't sure about Cordoba, Malaga, and Zaragoza. But now I know. 

But San Sebastian was a surprise. 

Now I know even better.

It has been a rough summer

Well, I'm still here, I just haven't posted much or done much with my bullfight fandom. 

It has been a busy and rough summer. Lots of projects around the yard and house, and I have started to work out a little (I haven't worked out in a long time and it has come to that make or break point) so all of that has taken away from my bullfight watching and blogging. 

On the bright side this will give me lots of things to catch up on come fall and winter. I'll have an excuse to go back through Mundotoro's archive from this year and see all that I have missed.

I do have a Toroslam update, I am now position #151.

It has been a little frustrating to be honest, I am doing everything right but I guess now I am in with the big boys and even though I am doing everything right things don't always go your way. For example, I had gotten up to position #141 and I made good picks these past few days, and everyone on my cartel cut ears, but even with that I guess others had more guys that cut ears. I don't know. It kind of sucks that you do well but then you lose positions.

I will keep going but I almost quit the other day, it can be frustrating and time consuming.

Anyway, Pamplona is coming up in two weeks. That is always a shot in the arm with the running of the bulls. I always feel if I am getting bored with the bulls Pamplona pulls me back in.