Plaza De Toros

The bullfight is one of the most recognized and controversial symbols of Spanish culture. While matadors are worshipped by many for their courage and valor in a bullring, the bullfight is actually outlawed in parts of the country. While in Madrid, I had the chance to see 6 fights. Although their are a few different varieties of fights, the one I saw was between 1 matador, who is on a horse, along with 4 matadors on the ground that have the typicaly red capes vs. 1 bull. Overall, the fight is pretty unfair as all the matadors proceed to get the bull angry then stab the bull to death with a series of swords and dagger. While I have some other pictures of the actual fight, I figured this picture is a little less violent. Although it houses a pretty violent event, the plaza is beautiful.