Saw a bullfight in Motril Spain many years ago. The fighter was on horseback, not the ground. A young Tauromachia fell from his hours and stared into the crowd.
Bullfighting Is a long-drawn-out ritual of killing a bull before being sold to local butcher shops or markets. It has been a long tradition in Spain and Portugal, we’re mostly practice by Kings and royalty to entertainment and to show off to guests before major events. There are historical of bulls being killed with sword in Greek mythology. But the ritualized by the Spanish.
It is controversial mostly around animal welfare, funding, and religion. Most countries considered it a blood sport, the Spanish defined it as an art form or cultural event, kind of like public hangings. Bullfighting is illegal in most countries, but remains legal in Spain and Portugal, some Hispanic American countries and southern France for more information on countries see maps her.
People have internalized the propaganda around this being a reasonable event as part of their culture, rather than just watching somebody kill a bull to be eaten later at a greater price.