In the 1930s, dictator Francisco Franco declared it the “national fiesta”; today, bullfighting still enjoys protected status ...

MADRID (AP) — Álvaro Alarcón plays out the moment when he will enter Madrid's Las Ventas bullring for his final challenge as a “novillero,” or apprentice bullfighter. The 24-year-old has been training ...

To understand the state of bullfighting in Spain’s northeastern Catalonia region, you need look no further than Las Arenas. The striking, late 19th century arena with faux Moorish arches, located near ...

MADRID, Spain — State-run Spanish television has quietly yanked live coverage of bullfighting from its programming, ending a decades-old tradition of showcasing the national pastime out of concern ...

Spanish bullfighter Morante de la Puebla performs a pass on a bull using a muleta during the Feria de Abril bullfighting festival at La Maestranza bullring in Seville on April 19, 2024. [AFP] Spain's ...

As recession, animal rights activism and regional bans chip away at Spain's bullfighting traditions, some bull breeders are expanding into tourism to make up lost ground. WSJ's David Roman and Noelia ...

BARCELONA, Spain -- Lawmakers in Catalonia outlawed bullfighting Wednesday, making it Spain's first major region to ban the deadly, centuries-old ballet between matador and beast after heated debate ...

MADRID (Reuters) - The Catalonia region of Spain is to vote on a motion to ban bullfighting on Wednesday. If the motion succeeds in the parliament, bullfighting will end in the area from 2012, closing ...

MADRID (Reuters) - The parliament of Catalonia opens a debate on Friday on whether to abolish bullfighting, the first Spanish region to consider such a move against a spectacle that has come to ...