Public funding for bullfighting has reached a record high in 2026, with the Spanish government confirming a €120 million annual subsidy package this Saturday, March 28. Despite a 75% collapse in ...

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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 ...

MADRID, May 3 (Reuters) - Spain scrapped an annual bullfighting award on Friday, prompting a rebuke from conservatives over a backlash against a centuries-old tradition they see as an art form but ...

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 ...

A Spanish matador opened up about his sexuality in an interview with the Spanish newspaper El Mundo. Mario Alcalde, 31, told the outlet that he identified as pansexual. It is said to make him the ...

MADRID (Reuters) - Several thousand people rallied in Madrid on Saturday to demand a ban on bullfighting, adding their voices to a growing animal rights movement that has prompted some local ...

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 ...