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RSS FeedsHow the far right in Spain has seized on bullfighting to make its point | Guillem Martínez
(The Guardian Spain)

 
 

14 august 2019 15:56:12

 
How the far right in Spain has seized on bullfighting to make its point | Guillem Martínez
(The Guardian Spain)
 


A `sport´ that went out of fashion after Franco is the axis of a new cultural battle as nationalism seeks to re-establish itselfLast Friday, after a brief prohibition, bullfighting returned to Mallorca. The bullfight was well attended and it was met with a demonstration by a large group of animal rights protesters. To drown out the demonstrators, Cara al Sol (Facing the Sun) - the anthem of the Spanish fascist party, the Falange - was played over the loudspeakers. What exactly is going on here?The cult of the bull on the Iberian peninsula goes back millennia, but bullfights are a more recent phenomenon. They date to the 18th century when Felipe V, the first of the Bourbon kings, banned and disparaged bullfighting by the aristocracy. Old-style bullfighting - nobles on horseback fighting bulls with lances - died out, giving rise to a new type of bullfighting, on foot and practised by the common people. Related: Fascist anthem played as bullfighting returns to Mallorca Continue reading...


 
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