EL TOPE DE TOROSBy Elena Tapia

Dance of bullsaka

wild bulls running free in the streets

Tope de Toros?

Running of the Bulls: Spain 1591 First, solely a way of

moving bulls into corrals

Later, one of the most popular festivals in all of Spain

Customs San Fermin, Navarre July 7th – July 14th

Sing then run Anger bulls with noise

and violence Bull fights during the rest

of the week

Granada, Nicaragua

Uncertain starting date Our Lady of the

ConceptionLa Cochita

8-10 bulls Salida: La Polvora (1748) Recorrido: the lake edge

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzVeIxYhurw&feature=related

The bull run, Granada, Nicaragua

Besides Bulls…

Typical foodBigoronChancho frito with yucca

Ruletas Quebradita

“El cabellito”, “El toro”, and “La piolita”

Propaganda

Importance…

Spanish heritage?

Or just another reason to drink rum and Toña…

Should it be so important in the first place?

Special thanks to:

Leonor Melendez Jeanine Morales Donald Blandón Don Elena

Works Cited"Spain Culture: Bull Running in Spain."

Spain Info Com. Web. 09 Aug. 2010. <http://www.spain-info.com/Culture/bullrunning.htm>.