Bullfight In the XVIII Century

During the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries the bullfight consisted of the fight between a wild bull and an aristocrat on horseback armed with spears and javelins and assited by several men on foot.
At that time the bullfights were part of the celebration of important weddings or births of the aristocratic families. Carlos V fought against a bull in Valladolid in 1527 in order to celebrate his sons’ birth .
But only a series of changes that took place during the second half of the 18th century made possible the birth of the bullfight in the modern sense:
Bullfighting on foot replaces the bullfighting on horseback
The bulfighters are no longer nobelmen belonging to upper classes, but people of the town who professionalize and charge for their performance.
Fighting bulls are selected primarily for a certain combination of aggression, energy, strength
The first bullrings are built as permanent buildings destined to the celebration.
The first tauromachias are written explaining the technique and the rules of the art of bullfighting