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31/12/2013

Portugal: Bullfight in Vila Viço on 15.3.2014.

A bullfight will be held in Vila Viço on 15.3.2014. Bullfight is organised by Rádio Campanário for the fourth consecutive year.
Bullfighters and bullranch has not been announced yet.

30/12/2013

Spain: El Juli´s cuadrilla ready for season 2014.

Subalterno Fernando Pérez joins Julián López El Juli´s cuadrilla. With this addition El Juli´s cuadrilla is ready for bullfight season 2014.

29/12/2013

Portugal: Bullfighter Pedrito de Portugal returns on the season 2014.

Bullfighter Pedrito de Portugal returns to European bullrings on the season 2014. Pedrito de Portugal celebrates 20th anniversary of his alternativa in 2014.

Portugal: Évora bullring owners deny news about new managers.

Évora bullring owners deny news appeared in the press about new managers for the bullring.
A decision about new manager will be made within a one month.

France: Bordeaux Toro-Sport bullfightclub is 120 years old.

Bordeaux Toro-Sport bullfightclub is 120 years old. Toro-Sport bullfightclub is the second oldest bullfightclub in the world after Real Club Tauromáquico of Portugal.

28/12/2013

Spain: Granada becerrada for food bank postponed to 4.1.2014.

A charity becerrada for food bank programmed in Granada on 28.12.2013 has been postponed to fourth of January 2014. Becerrada was cancelled because heavy rain had damaged bullrings arena sand.

Spain: Bullfighter Victor Janeiro has new managers.

Bullfighter Victor Janeiro´s new managers are Pabecema S.L company and Antonion Saiz. The managing agreement is for an idefinite period of time.

Spain: Villaseca de Sagra bullfight contest on 12.4.2014.

A bullfight contest will be held in Villaseca de Sagra to promote bullfight. Aspirants for a place in com- petition must be 16 to 21 years old who are enroll in professional bullfight register and who have not performed yet with picadors. Jury will select 25 most appropiate candidates who will participate in 5 different tientas in five different prestigious bullranches under bullfighters supervision. Six most succesfull novilleros will participate in a novillada on 12.4 where a winner will be chosen.

Contest is open to all nationalities.

27/12/2013

France: Bullranch for novillada without picadors in Arzacq on 23.2.2014.

Bullranch for novillada without picadors in Arzacq on 23.2.2014 is Pablo Hermoso de Mendoza.
Novilleros have not been announced yet.

Portugal: New managers for Évora bullring.

Toiros & Tauromaquia, company managed by António Manuel Cardoso, is the new company managing Évora bullring.

Spain: Charity bullfight in Badajoz 12.4.2014 for Niño de Leganés.

Bullfighter Julián López el "Juli" organizes a charity bullfight for banderillero Niño de Leganés. Niño de Leganés was part of El Juli´s cuadrilla untill he was severely wounded in Seville March 2013.

Spain: Guadalajara bullring.

Fomentauro has been granted one year contract extension to manage Guadalajara bullring. Feria 2014 will have a minimun of three bullfights according to the contract made with the town hall.

24/12/2013

Spain: Madrid Feria de San Isidro 2014 bullfights start on 11.5.2014.

Madrid San Isidro Feria 2014 bullfights start exceptionally on 11.5, three days later than the previous years. Change was made to the schedule to prevent Sevilla Feria de Abril and Madrid San Isidro Feria from overlap on the last days.

In all 31 bullfights, including three novilladas with picadors, four rejones bullfights, a charity bullfight and a press bullfight, will be held on San Isidro Feria 2014.

23/12/2013

France: Alès Feria 2014 bullfight dates.

Alès Feria 2014 bullfights consists of two bullfights and one novillada without picadors. Bullfights will take place from 31.5. to 1.6.2014. Bullranch for the bullfight on 31.5. is Hubert Yonnet. Bullfight on 1.6. is a competition of six different bullranches.

Spain: Bullfighter Morante de la Puebla´s bullfight season 2014 plans.

Bullfighter Morante de la Puebla is planning a bullfight season 2014 of no more than thirty bullfights the bullfighter has declared recently.
A special advertising campaign will be designed by a sponsor to announce every bullfight.

Spain: Sevilla Feria de Abril 2014 bullfight bullranches announced.

Bullranches for Sevilla bullfight season first bullfight 2014 and Sevilla Feria de Abril 2014 bullfights are: Juan Pedro Domecq, Miura, San Mateo y San Pelayo, Daniel Ruiz, Victorino Martín, Montalvo, Victoriano del Rio, Jandilla, Fermín Bohórquez, Torrestrella, Garcigrande, El Pilar and Fuente Ymbro.

Bullfights begin on 20.4.2014. Bullfighters have not been announced yet.

22/12/2013

Spain: Almería 22.12.2013. Bullfight school practical lesson.

Almería 22.12.2013. Bullfight school practical lesson.

Bullranch: San Miguel.

Student and trophy: 

Emilio Gimeno (Almería Bullfight school): circuit of the bullring.
Jaime Casas (Moralzarzal Bullfight school): two bull´s ears.
Sergio Chavez (Almería Bullfight school): circuit of the bullring.
Parrita Chico: (Murcia Bullfight school): ovation after two warnings.
Álvaro Gamo ( Guadalajara Bullfight school): one bull´s ear. 
José Magaña (Almería Bullfight school): one bull´s ear.

21/12/2013

Spain: Olivenza Feria 2014 bullfight dates.

Olivenza Feria 2014 bullfight dates are 8.3. and 9.3.2014.
Bullfighters and bullranches have not been announced yet.

Olivenza Feria will take place on 6.3, 7.3, 8.3. and 9.3.2014.

Spain: Bullfighter Juan Diego has new manager.

Julián Alonso is the new manager of bullfighter Juan Diego.
Juan Diego is the president of the bullfighters union.

Spain: National plan for protection and promotion of bullfight approved.

National plan for protection and promotion of bullfight (PENTAURO, Plan Estratégico Nacional de Tauromaquia) has been aproved by National comittee of bullfight affairs on 19th of December.

The function of  the new plan is to ensure the free exercise and promotion of bullfight in Spain.

19/12/2013

France: Arlés bullfight season 2014 dates and bullranches.

Arlés bullfight season 2014 dates have been announced.

Féria de Pâques 2014 bullfight dates are: 18.4 - 21.4.2014.
Féria du Riz 2014 bullfight dates are: 12.9 - 14.9.2014.

Bullranches for the season 2014 are: Domingo Hernández, Robert Marge, José Luis Pereda, San Mateo, Miura, La Quinta and Murube.

Bullfighters will be announced on 25.1.2014.

18/12/2013

Spain: Castellón Feria 2014 bullfight dates.

Castellón Feria 2014 bullfight dates have been announced. The dates are: 23.3, 28.3, 29.3 and 30.3.2014.
Feria 2014 consists of  three bullfights and one rejones bullfight.

Bullranches and bullfighters have not been announced yet.

France: Bullfighter Juan Bautista has new managers.

Bullfighter Juan Bautista has new managers. Manager for Europe is Alain Lartigue and manager for America and South America is Casa Toreros company.

France: Bullranches for Aignan 2014 bullfight and novillada.

Aignan Feria 2014 bullfight and novillada bullranches have been announced. Bullranch for the bullfight is Valdefresno and bullranch for the novillada is Lartet.

Novillada and bullfight will be held on 20.4.2014.

France: No Palha novillos for Orthez Feria 2014.

Palha bullranch representatives have denied the information that Palha bullranch novillos would be announced  in Orthez Feria 2014 as previously was announced.

France: Beziers Feria 2014 dates.

Beziers Feria 2014 dates are from 14th to 17th of August 2014. La feria 2014 consists of four bullfights and three noviladas, two of  them without picadors.

17/12/2013

Spain: Córdoba Feria 2014 dates.

Córdoba Feria 2014 bullfight dates are: 25.5, 28.5, 29.5, 30.5, 31.5 and 1.6.2014.
A becerrada will be held 2.6.2014.

Spain: Simon Casas continues as Valencia bullring manager.

Simon Casas Production continues as Valencia bullring manager for one additional year. Simon Casas is entitled to two additional years as a manager to the original four year management contract which began in 2010.

France: Bullranches for Orthez Feria 2014.

Bullranch for Orthez Feria 2014 are Luis Fernandes de Castro for the bullfight and Palha for the novillada. Both bullranches are Portuguese.

16/12/2013

Spain: Bullfighter Julio Aparicio has a new manager.

Antonio Mondéjar is the new manager of bullfighter Julio Aparicio. Julio Aparicio has been absent from the bullrings for the last two seasons due to a leg injury.

15/12/2013

Portugal: João Salgueiro and João Salgueiro da Costa have new managers.

Cavaleiro João Salgueiro and João Sagueiro da Costa new manager is Tauroleve which manages among others Vila Franca de Xiran sekä Akcacer do Salin bullrings.

Spain: Madrid Las Ventas bullring spectator and other numbers in year 2013.

Madrid Las Ventas bullring spectator numbers in bullfigts in the year 2013 were 890000 spectators.
54 bullfighters, 50 novilleros, 8 rejoneadores and 3 novilleros without picadors fought in Madrid in the bullfight season 2013. In total 33 bulls ears were cut and 24 circuits of bullring were made.17 bullfighters were wounded in Las Ventas bullring during season 2013.

372 bulls were fought from 73 different bullranches. Average weight of the bulls was 547.8 kg and average weight of novillos was 489.2 kg.

14/12/2013

France: Parentis-en-Born bullranches for Feria in August.

Bullranches for Parentis-en-Born Feria in August 2014 are Guardiola Fantoni, Marqués de Albaserrada and Hubert Yonnet.

Novilladas will be held  9. - 10.8.2014.

13/12/2013

Portugal: Cavaleiro João Telles Jr. without manager.

Cavaleiro João Telles Júnior and manager Julián Alonso have finished their collaboration. Professional relation between cavaleiro and manager lasted less than a year.

Spain: Charity becerrada in Granada on 28.12.2013 for Granada food bank

A charity becerrada will be held in Granada on 28.12.2013 in favor of Granada food bank.
Five pupils from Granada, Baza, Murcia, Ubrique and Córdoba bullfight schools will participate in the becerrada.

12/12/2013

Spain: Leading bullfighters refuse to fight in Seville.

Bullfighters Morante de la Puebla, El Juli, José Mari Manzanares, Miguel Angel Perera and Alejandro Talavante refuse to participate in Seville Feria de Abril 2014 bullfights.
Bullfighters claim Maestranza de Sevilla bullring has lost its identity and management respect for bullfighters and spectators.

Decision not to participate will remain in effect until Maestranza bullring recovers its identity and respect for bullfighters and spectators bullfighters declare.

11/12/2013

Spain: novillada without picadors in Marbella on 1.1.2014.

A novillada without picadors will be held in Marbella on 1.1.2014.

Bullranch: Los Palacios.
Novilleros: Jesús Vela, Sergio Paez.

Novillada will start at 16:30.

France: Bullfight and novillada in Beziers on 6.4.2014.

Bullfight and a novillada without picadors will be held in Beziers on 6.4.2014.

Morning novillada without picadors:
Novilleros: José Miguel Luz, Andy Younes, Carlos Olsina.

Afternoon bullfight:
Bullfighters: Francisco Ruiz Miguel, Patric Varin, Camille Juan, Mathieu Guillon, Tomas Cerqueira and novillero Lilian Ferrani.

Bullranches have not been announced yet.

10/12/2013

Spain: Rejoneador Angel Peralta awarded with Golden Medal of Merit of Fine Arts.

Rejoneador Angel Peralta has been awarded with Golden Medal of Merit of Fine Arts. Award is given by the Spanish Ministry of Culture. The Princess of Asturias Doña Letizia Ortiz has given the award today to D. Angel Peralta at Palacio del Pardo in Madrid.

France: Bullfighter José Tomás presents a book in Paris.

Bullfighter José Tomás has presented the French edition of book Dialogo con Navegante in Alliance Français theatre in Paris. Book is a compilation of press articles inspired by a speech José Tomás made in 2012 in Paquiro awards ceremony after he was wounded in 2010 in Aguascalientes, Mexico.

09/12/2013

Spain: Valdemorillo feria 2014 bullfight dates.

Valdemorillo feria 2014 bullfight dates have been announced. Feria bullfights will take place 7.- 9.2.2014. Two bullfights and one novillada has been announced. Bullfighters and novilleros have not been announced yet.

08/12/2013

Spain: Puebla del Rio charity festival result.

Puebla del Rio charity festival held on October 13th result is 22371 Euros. Charity festival result will be given to ANEF, Cáritas Parroquial organization and Borja Cabello.

Spain: Dólar 8.12.2013. Novillada without picadors.

Dólar 8.12.2013. Novillada without picadors.

Bullranch: Porcel.

Novillero and trophy.

Varea: two bull´s ears and two bull´s ears and a tail.
José Cabrera: one bull´s ear and two bull´s ears and a tail.

France: Vic-Fezensac Feria del Toro bullfight dates and bullranches 2014.

Vic-Fezensac Feria del Toro bullfight dates for the year 2014 are: 7, 8, 9.6.2014.
Two bullfights will be held on 8.6.2014, one in the morning and one in the evening.

Bullranches are:
7th June: Cebada Cago. 8th June (morning): Pagès-Mailhan. 8th June (evening): Dolores Aguirre.
9th June: Adolfo Martín.

Official announcement of the bullfights will be made on 15.3.2014.

06/12/2013

Spain: bullfight school novillada in Almeria on 22.12.2013.

A bullfight school novillada will be held in Almeria on 22.12.2013. Students from Moralzarzal, Murcia, Almeria and Guadalajara bullfight schools will fight novillos from San Miguel bullranch. Novillada will begin at 12:00 and has free admission.

France: Bullranches for Dax 2014 bullfights.

Bullranches for Dax 2014 bullfights have been announced.

Bullranches are: Pedraza de Yeltes, Montalvo, La Quinta, Torrestrella, Escolar Gil, Victoriano del Rio and Domíngo Hernández.
Bullranch for novillada: El Parralejo.
Bullranch for Rejones bullfight: Fermín Bohórquez.

France: Mont-de-Marsan radio MDM Sombrero bullfight awards.

Mont-de-Marsan radio MDM Fiesta Brava program Sombrero bullfight awards 2013 have been announced.

Best bullfighter: Iván Fandiño.
Best novillero: José Garrido.
Best batch of novillos: Pedraza de Yeltes for a novillada held in Garlin.

05/12/2013

France: La Fragua bullfight contest in Samadet.

Bullfighter Juan Leal organise La Fragua novillada contest in Samadet 8-9.3.2014. Purpose of the contest is to select a winner out of  15 novilleros for a place in south west France next bullfight season novilladas.

Spain: New managers for Granada bullring.

Granada bullring has new managers for the next year, with option for renewing the contract for four more years, Simón Casas and Santiago López .

France: Istres Feria 2014 dates.

Istres Feria 2014 dates are: 13, 14, 15.6.2014.
Bullfighters and bullranches will be announced on 31.1.2014.

04/12/2013

Changes in bullfighter José María Manzanares cuadrilla.

Banderillero Rafael Rosa joins bullfighter José María Manzanares cuadrilla for the forthcoming bullfight season.
Banderillero Juan José Trujillo leaves José María Manzanares cuadrilla.

03/12/2013

Bullfighter Miguel Abellán has a new manager.

Julián Guerra is the new manager of bullfighter Miguel Abellán.
Bullfighter Miguel Abellán has been absent from bullrings for a year.

02/12/2013

Bullfighter El Cid awarded with ABC newspaper VI bullfight award.

Bullfighter El Cid has been awarded with ABC newspaper VI bullfight award for most important event of the season for a bullfight fought in Madrid Feria de Otoño 2013.

Bullfighter Miguel Ángel Perera awarded in Sevilla.

Bullfighter Miguel Ángel Perera has been awarded with Virgen de los Reyes award at Sevilla for his career and for a succesfull bullfight at Feria de Abril 2013.

Bullranches for Pamplona Feria del Toro 2014.

Bullranches for Pamplona Feria del Toro 2014 have been announced.

Bullranches are: Garcigrande, Domingo Hernández, Jandilla, Dolores Aguirre, Fuente Ymbro, Adolfo Martín, Torrestrella, Miura and Victoriano del Rio.

01/12/2013

Spain: Los Felices 1.12.2013. Charity novillada.

Los Felices 1.12.2013. Charity novillada.

Bullranch: El Ventorillo.

Novillero and trophy:

Aitor "El Gallo": two bull´s ears.
Álvaro Garcia: two bull´s ears.
Eduardo Navarro: silence.
Juan Cortés: silence.

Bullring was 1/2 full.