Ever since I was a kid growing up in Ogden Utah back in the early 80's, I've been fascinated by the Spanish bullfight. I even searched out books on bullfighting at the Weber County library, where I found and read "Death in the Afternoon" by Ernest Hemingway. I'm probably the only kid in Utah to have ever read that book. Now here we are 40 years later and I still enjoy learning about and keeping up with the bullfights.

June 23, 2026

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 know I know. 

But San Sebastian was a surprise. 

Now I know even better.

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