How Bullfighting Works

Stuff You Should Know

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Society & Culture

4.6 • 79.3K Ratings

🗓️ 3 May 2012

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

When the Visigoths ruled Spain, they introduced the idea of battling bulls at festivals. Today matadors get paid $100,000 and perform in front of 50,000 fans. But is bullfighting an antiquated, abusive relic or a cultural tradition above reproach?

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1:02.2	I'm Josh Clark with me as always this Charles W. Chuck Bryant.
1:09.6	You could also call it a Corrito.
1:16.6	Corita.
1:17.6	Have you ever been to Spain?
1:18.6	No.
1:19.6	Have you?
1:20.6	Yeah.
1:21.6	Where?
1:22.6	I've been to Barcelona.
1:26.6	And then Tulsa de Mar, which is a little coastal town near Barcelona.
1:33.6	They're in the Costa Brava.
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