Bullfights
Called "Corrida
de Toros" in Mexico, bullfights traditionally begin at 5 pm.
Each fight has three stages:
After
the opening parade, the bull is rushed into the arena where two picadors
thrust lances into its shoulders to weaken it.
During the second stage, the bandelleras stick long streamered darts
into the shoulders to further debilitate the animal.
The third part is announced with trumpets that usher in the matador
to finish off the bull. The matador dodges and taunts the now-weakened,
angry and dying bull with his cape. He does this to bring the bull
to a strategic spot in the arena, in front of judges, pretty señoritas
or government officials, where he will hopefully deliver the "estocada"
(killing sword thrust) into the neck of the bull.
Bullfights can be seen each Wednesday at 5 pm November through April
at the Toros Plaza across from the Maritime Terminal.
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