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Bullfighting: Culture,

Entertainment or Torture?

Carlos Andrs RamrezDaniel ParraLuis Miguel lvarez

Luis Fernando Pez

Universidad de los Andes MBA TPWorkshop on Oral CommunicationFebruary 11, 2012


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A Brief History

Bullfighting traces its roots to prehistoric bullworship and sacrifice.

Often linked to Rome, where many human-versus-

animal events were held.

Introduced into Hispania by the Emperor Claudius(Reign 41-54), as a substitute for gladiators, whenhe instituted a short-lived ban on gladiatorial

combat.

Claudius


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Linked to the Mithraic Mysteries, a religion practiced in the Roman Empirebetween the 1st and 4th Century.

Tauroctony: representation of Mithras killing a sacred bull

(Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna)

A Brief History


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In Spain, religious festivities and royalweddings were celebrated by fights orraces in the local plaza where noblemencompeted for royal favor.

The Spanish introduced the practice offighting on foot around 1726. FranciscoRomero is generally pointed as being thefirst to do this.

Bullfighting spread from the territories ofSpain to its Central and South Americancolonies.

By the end of the XIX Century, JuanBelmonte introduced bullfighting styleand bullfighters image as we know ittoday.

A Brief History

Juan Belmonte


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Bullfighting had a different develpment in France and Portugal.

In Portugal, it is illegal to kill a bull in the arena, so it is removed andslaughtered in the pens.

The French version of bullfighting is unique: bulls have a choice not to

fight or cows are used. Bullfighting was banned in Barcelona and in Catalonia in 2010.

A Brief History


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A Brief History

Csar RincnPepe Cceres Luis Bolvar

Blanca Ins Macas

Monsalve, Rosaritode Colombia

Joselito y Belmonte Manuel Granero Rafael de Paula Julin Lpez El Juli


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A Brief History

Francisco de Goya

Pablo Picassodouard Manet


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A Brief History

Fernando Botero


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The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is founded inLondon. It is the first formal organization with that purpose, howeversome laws existed before.

During the XIX and XX Century, several social and philosophic

movements begin defending the idea that animals have rights, ashuman beings. Since then, numerous activists have worked for animalrights.

Existing laws in Colombia:

Estatuto Nacional de Proteccion de los Animales Ley 84 de 1989Corte Constitucional Sentencia C-666/10

A Brief History


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Movements against animal cruelty agree that suffering is not acceptable,though they differ on the degree or motives behind that suffering.

Some protestors stress on cruelty and pitilessness treatments on thesacrified bulls, as they argue that the animal suffers unnecessarily.

In recent years, philosophers as Jeremy Bentham or Peter Singer havediscussed this subject regarding ethic issues as:

Do animals feel pain?

Are animals conscious?

What are the limits of human actions regarding animals?

A Brief History

Entertainment NourishmentScientific Research Commercial uses


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Preservation of Bullfighting Races

The only reason to breed this race is the bullfighting.

Its meat is hard to chew!

Not commercial race as (Ceb / Angus / Holstein, etc)

Very expensive to breed (Special conditions and food)

There is no reason to keep it!


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Its a Human Freedom Issue

Nobody is obligated to go!

Its a pleasure for some people

Respect is a value as humans.


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Reasons to Preserve - Entertainment

Its a tradition

There are examples of similar activities as dog fight /cock fight!

Rite / Ceremony during all process of show and breeding La Tienta

El indulto

Special Shows

Rejoneadores Caballos

Payasos


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ARGUMENTS AGAINST THE ABOLISHMENTOF BULLFIGHTING


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ANIMAL ACTIVIST PROCLAIM

CRUELTY

DOUBLE STANDARDS!!!!


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Do you like chicken?


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SOCIOLOGIST CONSIDER IT A

VIOLENT TRADITION


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Bullfighting is part of our tradition

No. Bullfighting is not part of our traditions because in Colombia there wereno bulls, Spanish brought them.

The first bullfight was not performed until the late sixteenth century.

Bogota didnt have a bullring until 1890.

Our Traditions could be Tejo, or Chicha, or Mapale, but not bullfighting.


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We must preserve it because its an ancient custom

No. Human sacrifices were an ancient custom. Amputation of clitoris is anancient custom to others.

Mentalities evolve, societies change, otherwise we would be stoningadulterers or buying and selling black people.


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Bullfighting is an art

No. There are hundreds of definitions of Art but they often gothrough concepts such as spirits work, esthetics or Humanity.

No definition of Art has to do with bullfighting.

Only bullfighting fans see that artistic value.


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Bullfighting is an art

No. It is never renewed. Painting, film and comics look for new routes,new forms of expression but bullfights repeat all the time, there are stylesbut never innovation.


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Bullfighting is art. (works of Botero and Picasso)

No. Paintings of Botero and Picasso are art but their topics are not.

Nobody would consider as art the Bombing of Guernica or the Tortures of Abu

Ghraib because Picasso and Botero represented them.


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Bullfighting is a battle which bullfighters risk their ownlife and show their courage.

No. There is no honor in an arranged match.

Only when theres an accident and the bodyguards dont react

quickly the bullfighter can lose the battle.

If it was a fair fight, the bullfighter would be alone in front of ahealthy bull.


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Bullfighting is Popular

91%

9%

Do you agree to close the bullring in

Bogota for bullfighting? (Twitter)

YES NO

94%

6%

Do you agree with limitations to

bullfights? (RCN)

YES NO


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72%

21%

7%

Do you consider bullfighting as a

barbarism act? (El Tiempo)

YES NO NA

10%

88%

2%

Do you like bullfighting? (Caracol News)

YES NO NA


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74%

26%

Do you like Petros proposal for restricting

bullfighing? (RCN)

YES NO


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