Spain: increase in spectator numbers in Zaragoza

In total 122824 spectators bought a ticket to Zaragoza´s Feria del Pilar 2015 bullfights held between 11.10. and 18.10.2015, which is a 20% increase compared to the year 2014 according to Zaragoza bullring.

Zaragoza bullring: www.toroszaragoza.es

Spain: Number of bullfights in 2015 by province.

Number of bullfights in Spain in 2015 by province:

Madrid 196, Toledo 72, Ávila 53, Badajoz 45, Salamanca 43, Ciudad Real 41, Sevilla 40, Cáceres 39, Guadalajara 39, Albacete 38, Navarra 37, Cuenca 35, Murcia 32, Valladolid 32, Segovia 31, Jaén 31, Valencia 27, Málaga 27, Burgos 27, Cádiz 21, Zaragoza 20, Granada 19, Córdoba 18, Huelva 18, La Rioja 17, Zamora 16, Almería 16, Teruel 14.

Autonomous Communities: Cantabria 12,  Asturias 7, Galicia 5, Baleares 3.
Autonomous town: Melilla 1.

Bullfghters, novilleros and rejoneador´s 2015 top ten

Bullfighter/ears/tails/ bullfights on 1º class bullring.

El Fandi: 67/151/6/7
Juan José Padilla: 51/98/9/9
Sebastián Castella: 51/78/1/15
Morante de la Puebla: 48/30/0/13
Manuel Escribano: 46/64/2/15
Alejandro Talavante: 45/55/0/16
Miguel Angel Perera: 43/55/2/14
Jose Mari Manzanares: 42/42/1/19
El Juli: 38/65/2/16
Enrique Ponce: 38/61/1/10

Novillero/ears/tails/bullfights on 1º class bullring.

Ginés Marín: 40/66/1/9
Joaquin Galdós/34/41/0/9
Varea: 33/26/3/10
Alejandro Conquero: 26/34/0/2
David de Miranda: 23/39/4/2
Roca Rey: 22/42/1/6
Alvaro Lorenzo: 22/40/2/2
Posada de Maravillas: 22/28/0/6
Miguel Angel Silva: 20/30/1/2
Alejandro Marcos: 20/12/04

Rejoneador/ears/tails/bullfights on 1º class bullring.

Hermoso de Mendoza: 49/84/4/15
Diego Ventura: 37/83/7/9
Leonardo Hernández:36/81/4/5
João Moura Jr.: 32/25/1/4
Luis Rouxinol: 31/0/0/2
Fermín Bohórquez: 29/38/2/8
Manuel Manzanares: 29/28/3/4
Marcos Tenorio Bastinhas: 28/0/0/2
Lea Vicens: 26/47/1/8
Mario Pérez Langa: 23/58/1/0

Note: Luis Rouxinol and Marcos Tenorio Bastinhas lack of cut ears is because they have only fought in Portugal where ears are not cut on bullfights and if they have fought in France or Spain they have not cut ears.

France: Arles extra municipal bullfight board awards

Arles extra municipal bullfight board bullfight awards have been announced.

Best bullfighter: José Mari Manzanares.
Best rejoneador: Pablo Hermoso de Mendoza.
Best bullfight: Baltasar Ibán.
Best novillada: Robert Margé.
Best novillero with picadors: Manolo Vanegas.
Best novillero without picadors: Carlos Olsina.

Spain: Zaragoza Feria del Pilar 2015 bullfight awards

Zaragoza Feria del Pilar 2015 bullfight awards have been announced.

IX Diputación Provincial award for best faena: Alejandro Talavante on day 11.
XV award for best presented bullfight peña Mari Paz Vega: novillada of Los Maños bullranch.
XXIV Zaragoza City Council award for best bullfighter of the Feria by Peña Taurina La Madroñera: Julian López "El Juli".
XXXIII award for courage by county council: Rafael Rubio "Rafaelillo".
XXXIV award for best estocada by county council: Juan del Álamo.
XXXIV award for best puyazo by county council: Salvador Nuñez of El Juli´s cuadrilla.
XL award for pair of banderillas by county council: Juan José Trujillo.
XLVII award for the bravest bull by Peña La Madroñera: Pescadero of Daniel Ruiz bullranch.

Spain: Tobarra 18.10.2015. Mixta bullfight

Tobarra 18.10.2015. Mixta bullfight.

Bullranch: El Quintanar.

Rejoneador and trophy:

José Antonio Orenes: silence.

Bullfighter and trophy:

José Ramón García "Chechu": silence and one bull´s ear.
Pedro Marín: one bull´s ear and two bull´s ears.

France: Beziers 18.10.2015. Festival

Beziers 18.10.2015. Festival.

Bullranch: Alain Tardieu.

Bullfighter and trophy:

El Capea: one bull´s ear.
David Galán: ovation.
Julio Benítez "El Cordobés": one bull´s ear.
Alejandro Esplá: two bull´s ears.
Thomas Cerqueira: two bull´s ears.
Cayetano Ortiz: two bull´s ears.