Bullfight in Jerez, Spain

The modern bullfight is much the same as it was in the early 18th century, when the sword and cape were introduced to this historic practice. The spectacle is part of the Spanish cultural tradition, elevated above the status of spectator sport. This matador taunts a bull before an audience at a bullring in Jerez, a city in southern Spain. The intensity of the crowd’s response depends on the fluidity and dexterity of the matador’s movements and on how closely the matador approaches the bull.

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