Bull Fighting History Detail
During the reign of King Philip II, Pope Pius V, appalled at the unconscionable carnage of the bullfights, forbade the practice of the corridas. The people, however, ignored the papal decree and continued to relish the fiesta brava, forcing Pope Gregory VIII to recant the decree, following the advice of the writer and mystic Fray Luis de Len, who said "the bullfights are in the blood of the Spanish people, and they cannot be stopped without facing grave consequences."
With the arrival of the French Bourbon dynasty in Spain, the nobility gave up the thrill of the arena for the pleasures of the royal court. As a result, bullfighting was left to the plebeians who in turn enthusiasticly took up to its practice, and took it to heart as a symbol of something genuinely Spanish.
During the reign of King Philip II, Pope Pius V, appalled at the unconscionable carnage of the bullfights, forbade the practice of the corridas. The people, however, ignored the papal decree and continued to relish the fiesta brava, forcing Pope Gregory VIII to recant the decree, following the advice of the writer and mystic Fray Luis de Len, who said "the bullfights are in the blood of the Spanish people, and they cannot be stopped without facing grave consequences."
With the arrival of the French Bourbon dynasty in Spain, the nobility gave up the thrill of the arena for the pleasures of the royal court. As a result, bullfighting was left to the plebeians who in turn enthusiasticly took up to its practice, and took it to heart as a symbol of something genuinely Spanish.
Bull Fighting History
Bull Fighting History
Bull Fighting History
Bull Fighting History
Bull Fighting History
Bull Fighting History
Bull Fighting History
Bull Fighting History
Bull Fighting History
Bull Fighting History
Bull Fighting History
Bull Fighting History
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