It is believed that a form of bullfighting was introduced to Spain during the reign of Roman Emperor Claudius nearly 2000 years ago. Over the centuries the practice evolved into what we know today. When the Spanish conquered and colonized an area they introduced the spectacle, especially in parts of the Americas.
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Since 1521, when Spanish conquistadores conquered Mexico and began to colonize it, bringing with them most of their traditions, including bullfighting.
The modern form of fighting a bull on foot was developed by Francisco Romero, a Spaniard, in 1726. He was the first matador.
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1588 was when the Spanish Armada started.
in about 900 B.C.
Its rare that people become injured in bullfighting each year, in 2010 however there was an accident where 40 people were injured. It is more likely though that one wrong move of a matador and he will be maimed or gored by the bull. It is rare to see more than one or two fatalities per year due to bullfighting in Spain. Over 24000 bulls are killed each year in bullfighting in Spain.
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New Year in Spanish is 'Nochevieja," 'Ano Nuevo' (tilde, ~, over the 'n' in 'Ano')
In 1898.
No full ranking matadores were killed last year (2011) but several received serious, life-threatening injuries. Since the advent of the traditional Spanish bullfight in 1726 only about 40 matadores have been killed in the ring.