Spain: Requena 14.2.2016. Charity festival

Requena 14.2.2016. Charity festival.

Bullranch; Guadalest.

Rejoneador and trophy:

Manuel Manzanares: ovation.

Bullfighter and trophy:

Juan José Padilla: two bull´s ears.
Francisco Rivera "Paquirri": ovation.
Julio Benítez "El Cordobés": two bull´s ears.
Jesús Duque: two bull´s ears.

Novillero and trophy:

Ginés Marin: one bull´s ear.

Bullring was 3/4 full of spectators.
Charity festival was organised for Requena elderly residence.
Weather was cold and windy.

Spain: Alcalá de Henares Corrida Cervantina announced

Alcalá de Henares Corrida Cervantina has been announced.

Alcalá de Henares 23.4.2016.
Bullranch: Victorino Martín.
Bullfighters: Rafaelillo, Manuel Escribano, José Ramón García "Chechu".

Spain: Madrid Las Ventas bullring has presented the schedule of bullfight season 2016

Madrid Las Ventas bullring has presented the schedule of the bullfight season 2016.
In total 65 bullfights will be held of which 36 are bullfights, 22 are novilladas with picadors, 4 will be rejones bullfights, one will be novillada w/o picadors and one will be a recortes spectacle. Bullfight season starts on 20.3. with a bullfight and ends on 12.10. San Isidro Feria bullfights are programmed between 6.5.-5.6. on 31 consecutive days including Charity bullfight and Press bullfight.

Portugal: Lisbon early bullfight season 2016 bullranches announced

Lisbon early bullfight season 2016 bullranches have been announced. Bullranches are: David Ribeiro Telles, Mário e Herdeiros de Manuel Vinhas, Fernandes de Castro, Murteira Grave, Luís Rocha, Santa María, Varela Crujo, Canas Vigouroux.

Spain: Ciudad Rodrigo 9.2.2016. Novillada

Ciudad Rodrigo 9.2.2016. Novillada.

Bullranch: Garcigrande.

Novillero and trophy:

Ginés Marín: two bull´s ears.
Alejandro Marcos: two bull´s ears.
Daniel García Navarrete: one bull´s ear.
Juan Antonio Pérez Pinto: two bull´s ears.

Novillada was Juan Antonio Pérez Pinto´s debut with picadors.

Bullring was full of spectators.

Spain: Balearic government has taken the task to ban bullfight on the islands

The government of Balearic Islands have taken on the task to ban bullfight on the islands through changes in the law. Legislative proposal to ban bullfight has been approved today by MÉS per Mallorca, PSIB-PSOE and Podem-illes votes. Legislative proposal got 31 yes votes, 21 no votes and 3 abstentions.

Aplausos.es: El Parlamento Balear se compromete a modificar la ley para prohibir los toros.

France: Méjanes 23.7.2016 Rejon d´Or announced

Méjanes 23.7.2016 Rejon d´Or rejones bullfight has been announced.
Bullranch: Hnos.Sampedro.
Rejoneadors: Hermoso de Mendoza, Andy Cartagena, Lea Vicens.