Festivals, Rejoicing and Merriment. Bullfighting Festivities in Medellin (c.1446-c.1543)
Bullfighting festivities were extremely important and deeply rooted in Medellin’s social life. These festivities, involving a limited number of animals in each case, were held all through the year. Medellin received between 10 and 12 bulls from its income, an insufficient number. This led to the cus...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Spanish |
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Universidad Complutense de Madrid
2017-07-01
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| Series: | En la España Medieval |
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| Online Access: | http://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/ELEM/article/view/56090 |
| Summary: | Bullfighting festivities were extremely important and deeply rooted in Medellin’s social life. These festivities, involving a limited number of animals in each case, were held all through the year. Medellin received between 10 and 12 bulls from its income, an insufficient number. This led to the custom of rounding up bulls in the grazing land under the town’s jurisdiction, in which cattle farming was the main activity. Bullfighting was done largely by members of the local community, with the more formalised kind remaining undeveloped. Only a few animals, often the best, were sacrificed. |
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| ISSN: | 0214-3038 1988-2971 |