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are the most important event of the city's bullfighting calendar. The regular season goes from March or April (depending on the Semana Santa dates) until late
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The ring itself is considered one of the city's most enjoyable tourist attractions and is certainly one of the most visited. As a stage for bullfighting, it is considered one of the world's most challenging environments because of its history, characteristics, and viewing public, which is considered
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being equivalent to four arches). At this early stage, the construction supervisors were
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was also added where the ring's clock is currently situated. The construction of the ring was completed in 1881; two thirds was constructed in stone, with the remainder in wood.
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prohibited bullfighting celebrations in 1786, work on the sculptures was halted, even though only one-third of the plaza had been completed at the time. The old
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one of the most unforgiving in all of bullfighting fandom.
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