Plaza de toros de Las Palomas

Plaza de toros de Las Palomas, officially Monumental Las Palomas, is a bullring in Algeciras at the southern end of Spain. The current building was built in 1969 and it can hold over 11,000 spectators.

Plaza de toros de Las Palomas
Plaza las Palomas
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General information
TypeBull Ring
LocationAlgeciras
CountrySpain
Coordinates36°08′21.37″N 5°27′34.26″W / 36.1392694°N 5.4595167°W / 36.1392694; -5.4595167
Construction started1969
Opening1969; 55 years ago (1969)

History

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Joseph Crawhall painted here in 1891

Records of bullfights in Algeciras on an informal and irregular nature go back to 1765, but the first formal fight was in 1851 when a ring was built that held 8,000 people. By 1866 this was considered inadequate and a group of people got together to buy the existing bullring and rebuild it. The new ring was ready by 1868 and it served well for a hundred years. However, by 1969 the ring was again too small and because the town now surrounded it could be not be expanded. A new bullring was built in 1969.

The inaugural corrida on 14 June 1969 featured bullfighters Miguelín, Paquirri, and Ángel Teruel.[1]

Since then a grant of over 100,000 Euros has enabled a new classroom to be built for the bullfighting school.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Dicenta, Juan Manuel (14 June 2019). "Las Palomas cumple 50 años". cadenaser.com (in Spanish). Radio Algeciras. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Plazas de toros de Andalucía Noticias". Archived from the original on 2009-05-10. Retrieved 2013-07-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)