Las Ventas, the most important bullring in the world
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it was named Las Ventas after the "windows" in the exterior
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we sat in the 3rd row...
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the boxes for the honored guests and press
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we think these were the judges of the fight
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the parade of animal abusers starts
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some of the matadors were pretty cute
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the poor horses don't know what's coming...
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trying to get a sneak peek
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fat bastard
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this guy presided over the fight
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these mules drag the dead (or not) bull once he's been felled
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the teasing of the bull starts with hot pink capes
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about 50% of the crowd were tourists
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480 refers to the bull's weight in kilos (1052 pounds!!!)
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these horses were feisty
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the band signals the entrance of the bulls
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the first victim
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this guy is mad because he has been stabbed beforehand
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apparently the "banderilleros" are testing the bull's courage
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but what it really amounts to is teasing
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the "picadores" will spear the bull
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but only once the bull has attacked his horse...
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next a banderillero embeds sharp sticks into the bull's hide
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run for your life a-hole
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does this seem like a fair fight?
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the face-off
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the matador turns his back on the bull to demonstrate his mastery
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the sword is supposed to go between the shoulder blades and pierce the heart
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this young matador had to try 4 times to get it right
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the crowd booed him beause apparently the bull deserves an honorable, "quick" death
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the bull is in its deathroes now
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le fin
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and here come the cheery mules!
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the next victim
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this was a particularly powerful bull
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before 1928 the horses wore no protection
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the horses used to get disembowled and always died
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the only way the horses will do this is if they wear blindfolds and ear plugs
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this bull was so strong that it knocked the horse over
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the horse is lifted off its feet
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