Catalonia says goodbye to 600 years of ‘toros’

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Series Details 25.9.11
Publication Date 25/09/2011
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José Tomás brought the curtain down on 624 years of bullfighting tradition in the Catalonia region on the 25 September 2011.

Catalonia's ban on bullfighting enters into force on 1 January 2012, bringing an end to one of Spain's most divisive cultural traditions in the region.

Source Link http://www.elpais.com/articulo/english/Catalonia/says/goodbye/to/600/years/of/toros/elpepueng/20110925elpeng_3/Ten
Related Links
ESO: Background information: Catalonia votes to ban bullfighting http://www.europeansources.info/record/catalonia-votes-to-ban-bullfighting/
BBC News, 24.9.11: Bullfighting in Barcelona to end with Catalonia ban http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-15050706
Deutsche Welle, 25.9.11: Cheers, tears and blood at Barcelona's final bullfight http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15415092,00.html
El Periódico de Catalunya, 26.9.11: A last bull fight for Catalonia (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu//en/content/news-brief-cover/991331-last-bull-fight-catalonia

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