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 ...

PAMPLONA, Spain (AP) — Thousands of daredevils ran, skidded and tumbled out of the way of a stampeding group of bulls at the ...

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.

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

Today, of 10,554 licensed bullfighters in Spain there are 803 matadors —and just seven are women, according to Spain's Ministry of Culture.

It wasn't until 1974 that women in Spain were even allowed in the bullfighting ring. Today, of 10,554 licensed bullfighters in Spain there are 803 matadors —and just seven are women, according ...