This week has struck disaster in Madrid, Spain.
In a very rare event three Matadors have being seriously injured after being
gored by the Bulls at the Prestigious Las Ventas Ring.The Bullfight was part of the popular San Isiro
Festival.
"The festivities in honour of San Isidro
offer a unique chance to see Madrid at its most typical. They are held in May,
and are a time when the chulapos and goyescos (inhabitants of the city dressed
in the traditional costume of Madrid) take to the streets to enjoy themselves
with music, dancing the typical regional dance known as the chotis and eating
typical dishes in honour of the Saint. This is also the occasion of the
prestigious San Isidro bullfighting festival."
"The festivities in honour of San Isidro offer a unique chance to see Madrid at its most typical. They are held in May, and are a time when the chulapos and goyescos (inhabitants of the city dressed in the traditional costume of Madrid) take to the streets to enjoy themselves with music, dancing the typical regional dance known as the chotis and eating typical dishes in honour of the Saint. This is also the occasion of the prestigious San Isidro bullfighting festival."
http://www.spain.info/en/reportajes/fiestas_de_san_isidro_en_madrid.html
(Another topic I shall be writing about in the
upcoming future)
Two Matadors-which is not thought to be
life-threatening, were gored and the third was tossed in to the air. “It was
the first time an event has been suspended in 35 years.” Organisers were
reported to have said.
David Mora is still being treated in a Madrid
Hospital after he was gored and thrown into the air. Mora sustained injuries to
his leg and armpit. Spanish Newspaper El Pais described the event as “Horrific,
shocking and chilling.”
Jimenez Fortes was gored in the right leg and
pelvis.Antonio Nazare was dragged along by the bull.Both are expected to be released from Hospital
Wednesday evening/Thursday Morning.The bulls, that took part, were Deslio a 1,173
pound animal, bred from El Vantorrilo and a 1,184 pound that was bred from a
different ranch, and the Los Chospes.
Bullfighting in Spain is a tradition that is said
to date back 4,000 years.As to be expected, this has caused many opinions,
mostly bad-that I have come across. The most popular comment: Good, they
deserve it.
People are going to discriminate the Matadors,
and without facts or enough knowledge to leave a reasonable opinion I will not
take it into account. Brits are the most skeptics, as they hold a gambling
ticket for the Grand National, knowing full well there is a high percent chance
the horses will fall over and will be put down. Are they any Art from The Grand
National? British will say, it is a yearly tradition where the most expensive
or popular horses are placed, more often or not the horses are not keen to run,
which too can be seen.
People are quick to judge. And, to be frank, I
was one of those people. The one who watches nature programs whilst eating a
Sunday Dinner-which is the response written by Alexander Fiske Harrison, and I
agree. Before I read his blog I was against it. I didn’t see the Art in
Bullfighting, I just saw blood. But then months and months of research I
changed my mind, I began to see the Art involved and the Bull either dies in
honor or lives in honor, does cattle, bred purely for food, have the same
treatment?Like I said in my article on bullfighting: Are we
against Bullfighting because we witness the death? Below are photos taken of the injured Matadors;
WARNING GRAPHIC PHOTOS:
Two Matadors-which is not thought to be life-threatening, were gored and the third was tossed in to the air. “It was the first time an event has been suspended in 35 years.” Organisers were reported to have said.
David Mora is still being treated in a Madrid Hospital after he was gored and thrown into the air. Mora sustained injuries to his leg and armpit. Spanish Newspaper El Pais described the event as “Horrific, shocking and chilling.”
Jimenez Fortes was gored in the right leg and pelvis.Antonio Nazare was dragged along by the bull.Both are expected to be released from Hospital Wednesday evening/Thursday Morning.The bulls, that took part, were Deslio a 1,173 pound animal, bred from El Vantorrilo and a 1,184 pound that was bred from a different ranch, and the Los Chospes.
Bullfighting in Spain is a tradition that is said to date back 4,000 years.As to be expected, this has caused many opinions, mostly bad-that I have come across. The most popular comment: Good, they deserve it.
People are going to discriminate the Matadors, and without facts or enough knowledge to leave a reasonable opinion I will not take it into account. Brits are the most skeptics, as they hold a gambling ticket for the Grand National, knowing full well there is a high percent chance the horses will fall over and will be put down. Are they any Art from The Grand National? British will say, it is a yearly tradition where the most expensive or popular horses are placed, more often or not the horses are not keen to run, which too can be seen.
People are quick to judge. And, to be frank, I was one of those people. The one who watches nature programs whilst eating a Sunday Dinner-which is the response written by Alexander Fiske Harrison, and I agree. Before I read his blog I was against it. I didn’t see the Art in Bullfighting, I just saw blood. But then months and months of research I changed my mind, I began to see the Art involved and the Bull either dies in honor or lives in honor, does cattle, bred purely for food, have the same treatment?Like I said in my article on bullfighting: Are we against Bullfighting because we witness the death? Below are photos taken of the injured Matadors; WARNING GRAPHIC PHOTOS:
My Blog is open to ALL opinions. I know this is quite a controversial event.
