Sentence examples for tauromachy from inspiring English sources

Bullfighting, Spanish la fiesta brava ("the brave festival") or corrida de toros ("running of bulls"), Portuguese corrida de touros, French combats de taureaux, also called tauromachy, the national spectacle of Spain and many Spanish-speaking countries, in which a bull is ceremoniously fought in a sand arena by a and usually killed.

López was nine years old when he caped his first calf, and his parents, recognizing his talent, enrolled him in the Madrid Academy of Tauromachy, where he excelled for four years.