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Bull Fight

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Is that Dollars of Pesos?

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Part I

 

the matador greets the bull with a series of maneuvers, or passes, with a large cape

 

 

 

 

being chased by the bull

 

 

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The second part of the corrida consists of the work of the picadors, bearing lances and mounted on horseses

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Part III

 

a trumpet blows, and the banderilleros, working on foot, advance to place their banderillas (brightly adorned, barbed sticks) in the bull's shoulders in order to lower its head for the eventual kill. They wear costumes similar to those of their matadors but their jackets and pants are embroidered in silver

 

 

 

 

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Part IV

 

 

 

 

 

stirring up the dust

After several minutes spent in making passes, wherein the matador tries to stimulate the excitement of the crowd by working closer and closer to the horns, the fighter takes the sword and lines up the bull for the kill

 

 

 

 

 

the victor

 

dragging the slain bull away

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