THe goverment of Castilla y Leon has granted Doma vaquera has the BIC Bien de Interes Cultural category. A Bien de Interés Cultural (BIC) is a designation granted by the Spanish government to protect tangible or intangible assets of exceptional cultural value as part of the national heritage. Once something is declared BIC, it receives strong legal safeguards to ensure its preservation. Given the number of ganaderías de bravo in the region, it seemed very logical, since monta vaquera is...

THE ENMAROMADO BULL OF BENAVENTE: A CENTURIES-OLD TRADITION THAT REMAINS ALIVE Glorificado will carry out the traditional route next June 3rd 2026 By Roberto Fernández / Javier Cachón “Toro, toro, toro!” This chant echoes year after year among the residents of Benavente, directed at the town’s mayor—a request steeped in history that once again becomes reality with the selection of the bull Glorificado, an imposing specimen from the ranch Hnos. de Cebada Gago, with lineage from Núñez,...

Sidney Franklin, born in Brooklyn in 1903 to a Russian-Jewish family, left home at nineteen and found himself captivated by bullfighting in Mexico. With bold ambition and little experience, he pursued the life of a matador, eventually fighting in major rings across Mexico and Spain, and sharing time with Hemingway in Spain during the Civil War. Now CTL member Ivan Moseley after months of dedicated research has completed a compelling book on Sidney Franklin, the legendary “Bullfighter from...