Added: 11/16/2005 |
Bullfighting internet sources -information linksSpain has always been famous for its bullfights. And the interest in this Spanish national sport has quickened recently. For this reason, there appear more and more new bullfighting information and internet sources. Bullfighting information sources include newspapers and periodicals, radio and television. Bullfighting web sites provide information on bullfighting history, news, terms, costumes, and bullrings.
Bullfighting information sources include newspapers and periodicals, radio and television.
Newspapers and Periodicals:
"6 Toros 6" is a glossy Spanish weekly publication. The articles are well written, with excellent use of colour photography. Subscriptions outside Spain for 24 copies are available from Genet SL, c/Mayor 6-3-1, 28013 Madrid, Spain. Price 9,000 pesetas for surface mail and 12,600 pesetas for airmail (Europe) and 16,200 pesetas for airmail (Rest of World). Also available on the World Wide Web (see the bullfighting internet sources, listed below).
"Aplausos" is a glossy Spanish weekly devoted to bullfighting news and reports. Mainly black and white photography but some colour adverts. Yearly subscriptions are Spain 9,500 pesetas, Portugal 14,500 pesetas, France 800 francs, Europe 16,000 pesetas, America/Africa/Asia 200 US dollars. It is very punctual, being issued in Spain on Mondays and arriving in the UK on Thursday of the same week. Subscriptions to "Aplausos", Avda Baron de Carcer 48-5P, 46001 Valencia, Spain. Payable by bank cheque or International Money Order.
"Torero et Toro" is a glossy all colour French magazine with posters and articles on individual toreros and ganaderias. It is probably the best publication on the market but not very frequent. Individual copies can be had for 40 francs outside France from 22 rue de Billancourt, 92771 Boulogne France (Tel : (1) 48 25 14 26, Fax (1) 46 04 10 11).
"ABC" the Spanish newspaper can be obtained from most good newsagents and contains daily bullfight reports during the season. An electronic version is also available on the World Wide Web, and the bullfight reports are in the "Sociedad" section.
"El Taurino Grafico" is an excellent soft-cover book published annually which reviews the previous season, featuring black & white and colour photography and artwork. Price - Spain 3,000 pesetas, Europe 3,500 pesetas, Rest of World 40 US dollars from "El Taurino Grafico", c/Modesto Lafuente 65, 28003 Madrid, Spain.
Satellite Television or Cable :
"Toros y Deportes" is a weekly review shown on Monday evenings around 2100 GMT on Mexican channel Galavision in Europe on the Astra satellite. Sometimes corridas are shown live on this channel on Sundays.
"Corrida" shows highlights from French corridas every Sunday evening during July and August on French channel Canal Plus on the Telecom satellite. This channel is scrambled unless you have a decoder.
Bullfighting internet sources (bullfighting web sites) are listed here by popularity - look may be you can find the interesting information there:
Mundo Taurino - annotated catalog of net-based information about bullfighting -- toros, matadors, plazas, corridas, carteles, opinion, and more.
La Tauromaquia - history, news, essays, arts, books, and links on bullfighting.
Bullfighting Images and Info - news, info, and photos of bullfighting from Tijuana and Plaza Mexico.
California Academy of Tauromaquia - learn to be a bullfighter.
Toros En Holanda - Dutch bullfighting site with a collection of international links.
Fotos de la Fiesta
Corrida, the Bullfight - history, famous toreros and bulls, dictionary, photos, and more. In Russian.
Running of the Bulls@
What Is A Bullfight? - from the official San Fermin site.
FAQ - Bullfighting - from alt.culture.bullfight. Answering basic bullfighting questions, and defining Spanish bullfighting terms.
Corridas et Courses Landaises - about traditional and bloodless bullfighting in the south of France.
Keep in mind that most bullfighting internet sources include links to numerous other sources.
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