One of the constant dangers when running with the bulls is a montón, when a runner falls and others trip over him, with runners piling one on top of another until they block the way. The real danger here is being crushed under the weigh of the other runners or the hones of a bull as … More A Montón and the Running of the Bulls
A look at what happened and who was responsible. Un libro en el que Sabino Cuadra apunta a responsabilidades penales (el comisario Rubio y el comandante Ávila) y políticas (Martín Villa). Rodolfo Martín Villa ha sido imputado por la Fiscalía de Argentina por crímenes contra la humanidad. Sabino Cuadra: “Martín Villa es el precursor de … More ‘¡No os importe matar! Sanfermines 1978’
El presidente de la Comisión Taurina D. José María Marco García-Mina ha procedido a la lectura de unos carteles donde destacan la presencia de los grandes triunfadores de las ferias taurinas de 2019. Andrés Roca Rey por partida doble, “El Juli”, Pablo Aguado, Cayetano y Antonio Ferrera componen el grueso principal de toreros que tiran … More Carteles de la Feria del Toro 2019
This year’s cartel poster is a work by César Barrio, the 60th poster commissioned by La Casa de Misericordia, the charity which owns the bullring, the Plaza de Toros de Pamplona, the 3rd largest bullring in Spain. Contact Sanfermin Tours for additional information or to arrange a package for the running of the bulls.
There are seventeen official Peñas, social clubs, in Pamplona, numbering from a few hundred members to more then a thousand,. Much like the Sociedades Gastronómicas, the members-only gastronomic societies in the Basque country, their main purpose is to get together in their clubhouses during the year to celebrate their culture and cuisine, but Pamplona’s Peñas also … More Peñas de Pamplona and Sanfermines
100 years ago the world and the fiesta looked much different than it does today. The “war to end all wars” had finally come to an end on November 11, 1918 and the world was ready to move on. It would still be a few years before Papa Hemingway made his way south from Paris … More Historic Images of the Fiesta de San Fermín and the Running of the Bulls
The Fiesta de San Fermín and the running of the bulls There are at least three ways to attend the fiesta in Pamplona. The first, and by far the most popular, is to do what tens of thousands of others have done year after year; make your own arrangements. Papa Hemingway did so when he … More Doing The Festival For The First Time
Some people arrive early the morning of July 6 to get their favorite spot, but the Plaza Ayuntamiento really begins to fill up starting around 9:30 am as more people find their way and by noon the crowd fills the small plaza with more than 15,000 festival goers, with 10s of thousands more filling the streets leading … More “El chupinazo”, The Opening Ceremony
Cebada Gago bulls keep up the heat. With a history of 56 gorings in their 29 appearances in Pamplona for the fiesta, there were no gorings this time, but there were 4 serious injuries for the 3rd running of the bulls, Sanfermins 2018.
On July 8, after a rather wet morning for the second encierro, hot air ballons rose into a blue sky over the Plaza del Castillo, the center of the fiesta.
