BARCELONA -- Spain's top matadors gathered Saturday for a final weekend of bullfighting before the blood sport is banned in the northeast Catalonia region, and crowds of fans carried them ...

Spain now has 312 bullrings, some in areas like the Costa Brava and Costa del Sol, which were never part of the sport until tourists appeared. Last year 3,660 bulls were sold to corridas at prices ...

Spain's oldest bullring from around 1785 is the Neoclassical stone arena in Ronda and is still used. * MATADORS: -- Professional bullfighters are called toreros.

The broadcast featured three of Spain's most famous bullfighters and bulls by a renowned breeder, giving a boost to a tradition hit hard by declining popularity and a dire economic crisis.

Trying to make up for a lackluster performance with his first bull of the afternoon, Spain’s top matador, Luis Miguel Dominguín (TIME, Dec. 22), worked his second with contemptuous skill.

(Reuters) - The Catalonia region of Spain voted to ban bullfighting on Wednesday. Following the prohibition's success in parliament, bullfighting will end in the area from 2012, closing Barcelona ...

MADRID, Spain — State-run Spanish television has quietly yanked live coverage of bullfighting from its programming, ending a decades-old tradition of showcasing the national pastime out of ...