Bullfighting: The Early Spanish Culture

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The Corrida de Toros y Encierro has been a huge part of the early Spanish culture, it brought their people together and generated money that helped out the early civilization's economy. But many countries who used to have bullfighting do not in the present day because of conflicts with the safety and the bull’s life. Although there are many problems with bullfighting, it has been a part of their culture for so long and can bring so many people together.
Bullfighting has been in the Spanish culture since about 1726. It was their version of a
Friday night football game. Bullfighting was very popular in Rome, but the Iberian Peninsula is where it was fully developed into the early version of what it is today. It has been losing support ever since

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