Bullfighting

In Mazatlán, Bullfights are held at the bullring Plaza de Toros Monumental at Calzada Rafael Buelna a short ride from the Golden Zone. The bullfighting season runs from December to April every Sunday and most holidays. You can also find rodeos or charreadas during the off-season.

Bullfighting as we know it today, started in the village squares, and became formalized, with the building of the bullring in Ronda in the late 18th century. From that time, it began to follow a particular sequence of events: the entrance of the bull, the picador, the banderilleros, and finally the matador (bullfighter). Many of the picadors' horses were injured in the early days, so these heavy horses now wear protection.