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In the run in the main square to sew modern
. Interesting and very informative result yesterday the second conference of Badajoz Taurine XXV week organized by the Club Taurino extremey. On this occasion it was Jose Luis Mosquera Mller, responsible for delivering a lecture under the title 'Heritage bull: architecture of the arenas. "
Jos Luis Mosquera narrated that, with a degree in History from the University of Extremadura and a specialist in archeology,, global agenda credits, had the honor of documenting the museum's collection taurine 'Welcometo' that had Mahizflor Aceuchal. The historian divided the exhibition into two parts.
The first explained the difference between sand and stands, as inseparable components of taurine architecture, born of the historical tradition from the Romans, when in times of military exercises Hacan The Republic of genet . They had their continuacin in Arab Almuzara of similar, mortal gold, tasks. And the second tier, taken as such in the circus and Greek and Roman theaters.
After this explanation country to recount the evolution that has been producindose over the centuries in terms of architectural style, and therefore patrimnico of different places. Evolution that started with those bullrings of the Middle Ages in texts such as the Cantigas of Alfonso X the Wise and then pasarna, sto energy credits , the main squares, whose early for us to be united to chapels, as in cases of extremey Puebla de Sancho Perez, Albuquerque or Almendralejo, although in the latter case ends up being absorbed by the urban planning.
Later it will be another model of ring, insert into strengths, using their seat location for weapons, such as those, wow power leveling, of Barcarrota or Fregenal de la Sierra. Or those who settled in other strongholds, like the old plaza of Badajoz, or Olivenza.
Mosquera also rrred to the use for centuries bullfighting plazas were different, specially dedicated to celebration of Spears, being spacious and take no problems when the wants. These, which were closed by Talanquera, and in which the royalty tena privileged, they evolved to a model of Renaissance court ms, under Philip II, but in which there are no Italian sources, mainly because when it was believed built in these spectacles, together with others that took effect on them.
Round squares
The next evolutionary leap in line with the popularization of the party, was the octagonal squares such as La Carolina in Janus Almadn in Ciudad Real. Built in places of colonization, which loses royal prrence for homes that closed neighborhood.
Continued his exhibition, which was always supported by images, over a round squares, as known today gives created to avoid the wants of the cattle, which in the main squares no problem, but that s what the fighting Hacan walk, as explained in bullfighting or Paquiro Pepe Hillo.
Is the period in which the seats begin to birth devoid of the surrounding buildings and architectural buildings to be themselves with you're own identity as archers and axes defined.
A journey through different historical moments and the evolution of places, from those places that fit over the festivities on topics about, until you reach the arena as architecture itself. Architecture, by the way, who according to Mosquera Mller, is one of the greatest legacies left by the Spaniards to the world.