Plaza de toros de Las Palomas, officially Monumental Las Palomas, is a bullring in Algeciras at the southern end of Spain. The current building was built in 1969 and it can hold over 11,000 spectators.
| Plaza de toros de Las Palomas | |
|---|---|
 Plaza las Palomas | |
 | |
| General information | |
| Type | Bull Ring |
| Location | Algeciras |
| Country | Spain |
| Coordinates | 36°08′21.37″N 5°27′34.26″W / 36.1392694°N 5.4595167°W |
| Construction started | 1969 |
| Opening | 1969 |
History
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Records of bullfights in Algeciras on an informal and irregular nature go back to 1765, but the first formal fight was in 1851 when a ring was built that held 8,000 people. By 1866 this was considered inadequate and a group of people got together to buy the existing bullring and rebuild it. The new ring was ready by 1868 and it served well for a hundred years. However, by 1969 the ring was again too small and because the town now surrounded it could be not be expanded. A new bullring was built in 1969.
The inaugural corrida on 14 June 1969 featured bullfighters Miguelín, Paquirri, and Ángel Teruel.[1]
Since then a grant of over 100,000 Euros has enabled a new classroom to be built for the bullfighting school.[2]
References
edit- ^ Dicenta, Juan Manuel (14 June 2019). "Las Palomas cumple 50 años". cadenaser.com (in Spanish). Radio Algeciras. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ "Plazas de toros de Andalucía Noticias". Archived from the original on 2009-05-10. Retrieved 2013-07-04.
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