Spanish bullfighter Jose Tomas is tossed by a bull during a bullfight at Monumental bullring in Barcelona, July 5, 2009. (Carlos Cazalis/Reuters)

How un-Spanish can you get?

Why it might take more than a bullfighting ban to put an end to the centuries'-old custom in Catalonia.

By Cristina Mateo-Yanguas - GlobalPost
Published: October 29, 2009 12:36 ET
Updated: October 30, 2009 13:13 ET

MADRID, Spain — The Catalonian Parliament will vote in a few weeks on whether or not to ban bullfighting, an initiative spearheaded by a dozen people who may ultimately be responsible for putting down a centuries’ old tradition in Catalonia.

Regardless of the outcome, however, the fiesta, as bullfighting is known in Spain, may be fatally wounded.

The proposal was...

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