While bullfighting is nowhere close to drawing the crowds of half a century ago, it remains an important, if divisive, symbol of Spanish identity in the country’s south and central regions. Audiences are smaller, fans argue, but more committed.
A child plays with a ball in front of a bullfighting monument outside of Las Ventas bullring, in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, March 26, 2023. The death of Spanish bullfighting has been declared many times, but the number of bullfights in the country is at its highest level in seven years, and the young are the most consistent presence as older groups of spectators drop away.
The death of Spanish bullfighting has been declared many times, but the number of bullfights in the country is, and the young are the most consistent presence as older groups of spectators drop away. Miriam Cabas is a 21-year-old bullfighter from the southern Andalusia region, and one of just 250 women who are registered as professionals in Spain. She has watched the profile of the crowds shift since she was a child in the stands. “It is true that bullfighting has decreased,” she admitted. “But right now, I perceive that the youth is booming and people are eager to know and go to the bullrings.
Beyond the bullfighters themselves, the industry employs thousands of ranchers, plus event organizers and promoters, and even bullfighting critics who still write up reports from the events in prestigious national newspapers. “Álvaro Alarcón took two young bulls with fuel and momentum,” read a recent report in the El País daily, which noted that Alarcón was awarded with an ear severed from a felled bull.
Young fans were outraged by the government's attempt last year to exclude bullfighting from a 400-euro subsidy given to 18 year olds to spend on cultural activities. A legal case brought by a bullfighting association ended up in Spain's Supreme Court, which found against the left-wing coalition currently governing the country.
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