Monument bronze statue of Toro de la Vega Tordesillas, Castilla y León, España Spain 111181_Spain
The "Virgen de la Peña" Patron Saint's Day is celebrated on Sunday. The following Tuesday there is a well-known local tournament called, in Spanish, "Torneo del Toro de la Vega" (the tournament of the bull in the meadow) , which is an activity that has been declared to be of Regional Tourist Interest, and which has been celebrated for centuries. The toro (bull) to be killed is driven by horsemen wielding spears across the bridge from the town to a meadow (vega). Only when it reaches the meadow across the river is it finally allowed to receive a lethal lance from one of many competing lancers pursuing the much debilitated animal on foot. During the run (corrida) lancers are only permitted to wound the beast. The person who finally delivers the fatal blow is entitled to cut off the beast's testicles parade them through the town impaled on the tip of his spear. The City then awards him a gold medal and a commemorative forged iron spear. This is a form of killing an animal which has been denounced by animal rights groups for the especially prolonged process of slaughter involving terrifying horses, crowds and very many wounds. Tordesillas is a town and municipality in the province of Valladolid, Castile and León, central Spain. It is located 25 km southwest of the provincial capital, Valladolid at 704 m. altitude. Tordesillas is located on the Duero River. There are highway connections with Madrid, 182 km to the southeast, and with Salamanca, 96 km to the southwest. The provincial capital is also linked by four-lane highway. There are railroad connections with Salamanca, Orense, Madrid, and Valladolid. Because of its important highway connections Tordesillas has become a major transit hub. The economy is based on services — especially connected to tourism — and the agricultural production of the surrounding area. Wheat has long been the traditional agricultural product.
Size: 3744px × 5616px
Location: Tordesillas, Castilla y León, España Spain
Photo credit: © DV TRAVEL / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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