Gypsies: Bullfighting In Spain

The first Gypsies arrived in Spain as early as early fifteenth century. They were soon after met with prejudice by a great number of Spainards who wished for an “ethnically homogenous” state. Over the following three centuries, there were known efforts to expel them from Spain. Soon, the situation began to change around the turn of the ninteenth century, when the liberal Constitution of Cadiz recognized them for the first time as Spanish citizens. Since this point, flashing ahead to more present times, along with the growing presence of democracy, efforts were made by indivudal local authorities to give Gypsies better access to schooling and housing. And although these movements were met with opposition , bigger strides started to be made, culminating in …show more content…
I feel like the exciting nature of it appealed to more people in a growing moderinzation of Spain and its new, more diverse and different appeal. As more immigrants from other conutries and territories came to Spain, I feel as if it loosened the hold on diversity and allowed flamenco to really take off and be popularized as an internationally known entity. On the other hand, bullfighting in Spain has seen a decline in popularity over time. Hooper states that bullfighting is not really a good representation of the “new Spain”. It is feared that the sport/art form will be faced with a reluctance and a distate that is already brewng in foreigners. The distaste comes from the bloody and sometimes deadly nature of bullfighting that is obviously not going to be appealing to some people. What was once a national symbol of Spain, is now something that is not even really televised anymore by the media. Whether that is due to the unfair treatment of the bulls, including the shaving of their horns, or the fact that it just lost its mojo in the eyes of people, I believe, is up for