page_title: Bullfighting
section_title: Spain
hierarchical_section_title: Bullfighting / Laws / Spain
caption_attribution_description: Español: Corridas de Toros en España en 2015ː &#160;&#160; Corridas de toros prohibidas. &#160;&#160; Sin prohinbición, pero históricamente las corridas no se realizan. &#160;&#160; Corridas prohibidas, pero otros festejos donde participan toros, protegidos por ley. &#160;&#160; Corridas legales, pero prohibidas en algunos lugares. &#160;&#160; Corridas legales. &#160;&#160; Corridas legales y protegidos por ley (declaradas Bien de Interés Cultural o Patrimonio Cultural Inmaterial). English: Bullfighting in Spain in 2015ː &#160;&#160; Bullfighting banned. &#160;&#160; Bullfighting legal, but traditionally not practiced. &#160;&#160; Bullfighting banned, but other spectacles involving cattle protected by law. &#160;&#160; Bullfighting legal, but banned in some places. &#160;&#160; Bullfighting legal. &#160;&#160; Bullfighting legal and protected by law (declared as Cultural Interest or Intangible Cultural Heritage).
context_page_description: Bullfighting is a physical contest that involves a bullfighter and animals attempting to subdue, immobilize, or kill a bull, usually according to a set of rules, guidelines, or cultural expectations.
  There are several variations, including some forms which involve dancing around or leaping over a cow or bull or attempting to grasp an object tied to the animal's horns. The most well-known form of bullfighting is Spanish-style bullfighting, practiced in Spain, Portugal, Southern France, Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, and Peru. The Spanish Fighting Bull is bred for its aggression and physique, and is raised free-range with little human contact.
  There are many historic bullrings; the oldest are the 1700s Spanish plazas of Sevilla and Ronda. The largest bullring is the Plaza México in Mexico which seats 48,000 people.
  The practice of bullfighting is controversial because of a range of concerns including animal welfare, funding, and religion. While some forms are considered a blood sport, in some countries, for example Spain, it is defined as an art form or cultural event, and local regulations define it as a cultural event or heritage.
context_section_description: The parliament of the Spanish region of Catalonia voted in favour of a ban on bullfighting in 2009, which went into effect in 2012. The Spanish national parliament passed a law in 2013 stating that bullfighting is an 'indisputable' part of Spain's 'cultural heritage'; this law was used by the Spanish Constitutional Court in 2016 to overturn the Catalan ban of 2012. When the island of Mallorca adopted a law in 2017 that prohibited the killing of a bull during a fight, this law was also declared partially unconstitutional by the Spanish Constitutional Court in 2018, as the judges ruled that the death of the bull was part of the essence of a corrida.
caption: Legal situation of bullfighting in Spain in 2015 (overturned in 2016)ː   Bullfighting banned.   Bullfighting legal, but traditionally not practiced.   Bullfighting banned, but other spectacles involving cattle protected by law.   Bullfighting legal, but banned in some places.   Bullfighting legal.   Bullfighting legal and protected by law (declared as Cultural Interest or Intangible Cultural Heritage).
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