Corraleja

Corraleja

Genre	Bullfighting
Location(s)	Caribbean region of Colombia

A corraleja is a bullfighting festival in the Caribbean region of Colombia. In this type of event, the public is invited to engage the bulls in the ring. Compared a Spanish-style bullfight, the bulls are not killed after the fight, and the event is much less formal.^[1]^[2]

References

↑ "That's got to hurt! Photos capture Colombians getting hit by bulls during traditional festival". Mail Online.
↑ "Man Dies After Being Gored in Heart at Colombia Bullfighting Festival". International Business Times UK.

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Bullfighting

Types, styles,
and events

Sites

Bullrings by country	Colombia Ecuador France Mexico Peru Portugal Spain Uruguay Venezuela

Other venues	Route of the Bull

Animals

Bulls	Got Islero Miura bull Murciélago Spanish Fighting Bull Ratón

Horses	Andalusian horse Lusitano

People

Roles

Individual bullfighters

By name	List of bullfighters List of female bullfighters Ordóñez family Romero family

By country	American British Colombian French Mexican Peruvian Portuguese Puerto Rican Romanian Spanish

Equipment

Organizations

Institutions	California Academy of Tauromaquia Museo Municipal Taurino Francisco Montes

Anti-bullfighting	Animal Welfare Board of India AnimaNaturalis Anti-Bullfighting City CAS International Equanimal PETA The Bull and the Ban

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