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Vicente Blasco Ibanez, "Blood and sand "

Unlike what happens in our poetry, where all easy for us to enumerate a long list of illustrious authors that at some point in their careers were inspired by bullfighting theme in the novel are more difficult to develop a list of famous writers who have works with titles in its axis is inspired in the field of bulls.

Admittedly this, I must say that not a few English writers who have recognized a novel based around the world of bullfighting and the Fiesta. Thus, by way of example, Vicente Blasco Ibanez is the author of one of the most important novels of bullfighting theme throughout our literature "Blood and Sand" . And if you determine that this is not the best novel or taurine our letters can always be relativized by subjectivity, which can be affirmed is objectively which is what has contributed most to popularize in the whole world our Party. One fact that undoubtedly has been helped by its various versions and film adaptations.


Vicente Blasco Ibáñez (1867 - 1928)

birth Valencia, Blasco Ibáñez's biography is a combination of episodes that will combine its three major vocations: politics the journalistic and literary. These inclinations were fused along their life and made him a person of great vitality, very committed and a great writer.

As a politician, besides its youth initiatives, won record of Republican Congressman Valencia on several occasions. His political activity was so intense and radical who came to suffer arrests and deportations.

As a journalist, his greatest achievement was the newspaper El Pueblo . A newspaper Vicente Blasco Ibanez also used as a propaganda tool of the Republican political ideology and cultural training component, to be published in the literary works daily and weekly deliveries. This newspaper was very popular in Valencia, which had a significant influence since its founding in 1894 until its demise in 1939.

And as a writer, which is the aspect that concerns us here, Vicente Blasco Ibanez was one of the leading representatives of naturalism in English literature. Throughout his career comes across very clearly the succession of stages as a writer: Valencian novels, social, psychological, American, war, historical, adventure ... Among his most famous works include "Rice and trap" (1894), "The shack" (1898), "The orange" (1900), "Cañas y barro" (1902), "The Cellar" (1905), " The Horde "(1905)," The Naked Maja "(1906)," The dead rule " (1909), "The Argonauts" (1914), "The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse" (1916) ... and, of course, on which we focus here: "Blood and Sand." A novel, single of his career, which is subject taurine.


"Blood and Sand" (1908)


Although some of the film versions of "Blood and Sand" yes you may incur more folkloric topics bullfights, we must make it clear first that the work of Vicente Blasco Ibáñez not, and is an excellent novel.

First because it has great quality from the strictly literary point of view. Blasco Ibáñez shown true to the naturalistic school, prevailing in the late nineteenth century, and presents a work with a thorough and objective descriptions, lively style and a remarkable sensitivity plastic.

Second, because the author is not content to show in the story the most famous chapter of our party, like the bullfights, but reflects all areas: the life of the bull in the field and their farmers, ranchers and cowboys, the courageous struggle of aspiring bullfighters, forged in weathers weathers, the sad existence that comes to professional career fail to succeed, the splendid life of righties who are fulfilled her dream of bullfighters, the work of subordinates, agents, businessmen and other professionals and employees associated with the celebration of the bullfights, relations with people male and especially female, that move in the environment of the Party and its main protagonists, and, of course, also reflected in the novel aficionados of all kinds and the public, such as mass, attended the festivities.

The inclusion of all this diverse set of characters with conflicting interests and sentiments, means that the novel offers an overview of the festival which is very rich in nuances.

And, without wishing to be exhaustive, thirdly, because the exposure of all the intricacies of the bulls is perfectly framed in a melodramatic tinge argument, which allows Vicente Blasco Ibáñez affect the interior of each character and in his psychological analysis. A novel feature that marked the period of his career that was written: that of psychological novels .

But in "Blood and Sand" also appreciate the traces they leave behind its earlier stages as a writer, to reflect the reality of English society, denouncing the evils that afflict the nation, and to provide a portrait of a region, in this case, the Andalusian.

Thus, as with all great literary works, "Blood and Sand" contains a variety of perspectives and many possible readings. Some see it as a description of the hero, there is one that fits like a sociology of bullfighting, and there are those who define it as a novel whose axis is not the world of bullfighting, but love, but framing it, yes in the atmosphere of the festival.


The argument is simple, but is made with great skill. The career of a matador, Juan Gallardo since its inception tiring, to times of splendor reputation as a top figure of bullfighting, the decline of art and contempt for the public, until his tragic death. His life as a man who goes from being a poor child a celebrity and wealthy, in luxury and prone to get out of wedlock few carnal pleasures you get from your position. And the clash between the two facets: the passion for bullfighting he feels Juan Gallardo collide brutally with passionate love for Dona Sol, an attractive woman, capricious and volatile, which will seduce you and then dismiss you as a lover, causing the collapse of the famous bullfighter's career and the breakdown of the marriage of the protagonist with his faithful and devoted wife, Carmen . And always present, the public " ... the beast roared: the true and only ... "Pick


Andrés Amorós in his book" Writers at the Festival "the following testimony of Vicente Blasco Ibáñez himself:

" I, who wrote the novel of bullfighting, very little like bullfights and people involved therein. "

Testimonials like this, in addition to the political ideals of the writer, have to say to many who Blasco Ibanez was bullfighting. Andrés Amorós, however, says in his work cited above that not easy to say exactly how much it was, not antituarino, but amateur. And, indeed, the reading of "Blood and Sand 'suggests that only a fan of the bulls can offer such a perfect and precious atmosphere that has the work, such a profusion of historical data on bullfighting, as detailed descriptions of some our bullrings or plastic representations of sets and tasks. It might all just be a product of thorough documentation previously treasured writers liked naturalism. You may, however that gives us wealth taurine, Blasco Ibáñez likes " little bullfighting "and that simply was not fond of them, but hard to believe that a whole bullfighting appropriate this work of art of bullfighting. Well, that's "Blood and Sand."

Vicente Blasco Ibáñez
Although most do not expect that this novel set in the world of bullfighting, that alone is enough to place him on top of taurine literature.

why this text will be framed within the "Bull and Arts" in this blog, but at the same time, as this classification is given by a single work, will also be framed in the "Library." And now, which is short to the end of season closures, I strongly recommend you read.
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NOTE: Blasco Ibáñez's photographs are take of the web "Fundación Centro de Estudios Vicente Blasco Ibáñez ", which beg to be allowed to keep it public, because with this blog I have no profit.
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on helmet use in the running

already told us a fellow at lunch after one of the cages of the past sanfermines : that several brokers had been weighing the possibility of using helmet, and he had even begun to look at models.

That day we discussed the issue, although perhaps not as widely as it deserved. And, although I have a partner such as a serious and consistent with what he says, do not know if we were with him at lunch we came to believe at all that, finally, would do so in that time we were announcing.

My surprise was when I returned to find me in the closure of Iscar with fitted helmet to the head. And, of course, what surprised me was no longer view it in Sans with the aforementioned guard. He and at least a another companion.

Since then, several times had been tempted to devote an entry to this issue, in which I, personally, it was clear from the outset that I manifest itself in disagreement with the bulls running with a helmet. But always discarded the idea because I imagine what the reasoning which led to these two colleagues to take the initiative and did not know whether to open a debate.

And two years ago killed a member of our crew as a result of a head injury he suffered when struck her head on a closure of Las Rozas, and this year in Ciudad Rodrigo, another colleague suffered the same injury as a result of which remained for many days with a situation of extreme gravity, where, fortunately, managed to overcome.

is easy to imagine that these events caused many runners reflections, as surely was the case with these colleagues who have taken the decision to start wearing a helmet. Reflections, as they are personal, I deserve all the respect, but this particular decision seems contrary to the essence of our ritual of bullfighting and, if manipulated, could lead to changing the concept and nature of confinement.


My doubts as to address this issue faded to read in the last The number of Talanquera interview with a good friend, a big fan of bullfights popular and is also familiar corridor wounded in Ciudad Rodrigo. It recommends that all riders we use helmet closures, and makes the following reflection:

"... if many cages obliged to wear ... all those who come from the parties could not enter because no lead him, whereupon the street clean and safe ... "

Regardless of what everyone can think about the idea of \u200b\u200bwearing a helmet, on the assumption that payment for all the group provides that reflection is showing one of the errors of one-man decision to employ it. In reading this interview, and that reflection, I had no doubt that it was desirable to open the debate.


Closure, historically speaking, has always been defined as a popular celebration in which the participation of brokers is free and voluntary.

Well, when you mention those two characteristic features, freedom and voluntarism, usually only to realize that every runner must take the responsibility that comes with their decision to participate in an enclosure. But this only refers to the consequences of that decision. Conceptually speaking, which means defining participation in a voluntary closure as free is that anyone can do it whenever they want, which is a personal decision and that the organizer can not prevent anyone (except those that are physical or mental circumstances disabling conditions) or impose permit requirements based on, among other details, his clothing or his equipment (except where they involve an additional danger to himself and to other participants.)

is why that, by way of example, the Pamplona City Council has not taken the step of requiring the red and white dress running in their cages as a sector has been calling brokers. Although the current well Consistory in favor of that option, and in fact this year promoted a campaign to recommend it, know that your tax goes against the historical conception of the closure and, moreover, has no legal cover in its specific statutory decree to claim it.

But that's what happens in Navarra. Competition rules on popular bullfights for each autonomous community and there are several cases in which regulations, following the trend marked in the Community of Madrid, has laid the basis for the closure could leave be voluntary and free to set its provisions the power to require prior registration of brokers. From there to lay down requirements to be met by participants who enroll, such as the color of clothing or a helmet, you only need a municipal side. In that moment would have clinched with notes historical characteristics of voluntary and free.

That way, fortunately, has not yet occurred in Spain. But ...

Because the televising of the running of Sans Antena 3 is clearly made for improvement, it has not leaked to the public and the media that this year there were at least two runners who used to run on those old bulls. But I'm sure that if these colleagues are using it in the next sanfermines , then yes there will be television footage of them in a special program to issue BBC1. Repeated close-ups. Similarly, I'm sure these images will cause the opening of a debate in this program on the personal safety of runners. And I do not want to imagine the trend and the impact that these images reach our "friendly" Tele 5 and Antena 3. Nor do I want to imagine their "debates."

If, in line with those images, "Telecirc" and "Dapena 3" will endeavor to make the wearing of helmets by all riders, I have no doubt that soon will show an council that, having legal coverage in autonomic regulation and with the excuse to increase security in their cages, to establish the obligation of prior registration as a requirement fijase helmet use for all riders. A success

: cages where only participating brokers ready for it, well trained, experts and everyone in town.


What's next?

Pulling irony, or science fiction, I propose that the famous sports brand pants A. .. "ACME" were manufactured with a layer of Kevlar to minimize the risk of the runners gored bull. Also their shirts. For that matter, instead of those ugly bumpers, which was implanted the helmet.

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Thus, if all bull riders we presented us with a look similar to the "stormtroopers", we would solve two problems at a stroke: finally solving the issue of anonymity of the closure and minimize any injuries. I would still bet it all, but just a little.


magical thing, and dramatic, the bullfighting ritual is that each one of them holds a representation of life over death, in which the matador tries to overcome this challenge with courage, with wisdom ... with art, if possible, and the bull riders also a clean body.

Today, the bull continues to manifest in the ritual of closure as it did before, as it always did, and my opinion is that runners must also introduce ourselves as always did: no tricks. If we do, we will be betraying the Bull, because he himself gives us everything we are distorting the ritual, we will be distorting. The rite will be gone forever and what we will be playing a role in a mere spectacle, a show.
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Note on Names of our peers. As you have seen, I have not given any name, and pray that those comments do not let him do; not even those directly involved, which I ask you to speak in third person, as if you were giving your opinion.
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Mario Vargas Llosa NOBEL LITERATURE PRIZE THIS YEAR 2010.

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Peruvian writer today English citizen, Mario Vargas Llosa has just won the Nobel Prize for Literature and is therefore extremely happy and especially surprised.
"I think a writer should not think of the Nobel Prize because it is bad for prose," said Mario Vargas Llosa in an interview in 2006.
After being mentioned as a favorite for decades, now returns to Latin America, the prestigious Nobel Prize for Literature.
Jorge Mario Pedro Vargas Llosa was born in Arequipa in 1936 and was naturalized English in 1993. Cultivated journalism, film criticism, art and other activities, he ran for the presidency of Peru in 1990.
What distinguishes innovation introduced in realist novel, in works like "The City and the Dogs," "The Green House" and "Conversation in the Cathedral."
Earlier in 1995 he received the Cervantes Prize, the most prized literary award and distinction in the English speaking world.
is the sixth Latin American writer who comes from the Swedish Academy on "Nobel Prize in Literature."

---- American As we rejoice in the distinction, and unite our joy to the brotherly peoples of Peru and Spain.

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Sincerely, ALF, the Guadalajara, and close pending anniversary celebration of his beloved generation of always remembered:

"Institute of Sciences, Jesuit College.

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Confinement in the Madrid de los Austrias. Toledo Street tour.

Puerta de Toledo (1865). Photo Laurent ( Flickr: Photo Nicolas1056 ).


In the earlier chapters of this series on the bulls through the town of Madrid we have seen, first, the tour Main Street, which was the classic, habitual de la Villa y Corte, and then a alternative route along the street of Alcala that was used, at least in 1626 and 1627.

As you can see, the first part of the title of the various chapters of the series is common, and reads: "Confinement in the Madrid de los Austrias" . With that, I do not mean much to the fact that so far we're going up, at least to the seventeenth century, when the reigning monarchs in Spain of the House of Austria, but rather that these two courses passed (in the first case) or terminate (in the second) the neighborhood in the capital is known for: the Madrid de los Austrias .

and clarify this because in this third chapter we will try a third route that was used for holding cages that also runs through the Madrid de los Austrias, but which was used at a time when those who Spain and the Bourbon dynasty reigned.


In 1749, the reign of Fernando VI de Borbón, was erected in Madrid bullring the first stable and permanent materials. Was located in a were close to the Puerta de Alcalá, between the present streets of Claudio Coello, Conde de Aranda and Serrano, practically glued the Retreat. Obviously, since then, the necessary and after closure of the cattle that were to elapse deal left down Main Street.

However, for some solemn celebrations of the royal family still kept choosing the Plaza Mayor and the scene of some bullfights. And to do so, it was necessary to carry out the closure of the cattle on a journey that culminates in that scenario.

What was the route chosen closure to hold bullfights in the Plaza Mayor at the time of the Bourbons?

At least, in separate series of bullfights held in the Plaza Mayor of Madrid in the years 1803 and 1833, the route chosen for closure was not the classic main street, but other than that was enabled for these occasions: the street Toledo.



King Charles IV found that in July 1803 royal celebrations were held in Madrid for the marriage he had contracted the Prince of Asturias Don Fernando de Borbón, who later would rule with the name of Fernando VII. And, amongst others, were scheduled three bullfights in the Plaza Mayor for 20, 22 and 27 (Francisco López left, in his book "Plazas de Toros de Madrid and other places that ran" , mentions it was fourth bullfight on July 30). As

Since in one of those acts the main street was part of the route would follow the royal entourage to move from Palace to the church of Nuestra Senora de Atocha, have considered that a Talanquera could tarnish the decorations and repairs to which had been decorated this route, so that the City of Town and Court decided to change the traditional route closure of cattle were to deal in those days and enabled other than the streets of Toledo.

Bando also correspond to the City Council for the development of the closures of these parties, which was issued on July 16, 1803 and released two days later. Your header is clear those closures took place overnight on 19, 21 and 26, from noon, and in the articles makes the following provisions:

"I. - No person, of any kind and condition it will be from noon in front of each of the three aforementioned nights on the street where the bulls are to lead, to be from the door of Toledo to the Square of barley, and from there, on the same street, the Plaza Mayor, taking care to withdraw all their houses or rooms without leaving a horse or walking this race, nor with a pretext of fans, as to make the cages are intelligent person appointed to be met so that they can only check without getting pregnant. II.-Absolutely

prohibits its side streets, on balconies and windows of the houses are removed lighted torches or other lights, give shouts, whistles, or make noise while moving cattle, or throw sticks or stones, for the contingency that is lost or cause damage, ensuring parents and householders that their children and servants are included in those hours.

III.-A tenants of low and main rooms of each and every one of the houses and streets expressed handles at 12 o'clock in the aforementioned three nights have closed the doors of the gates, preventing him and is prevented neighbors of the other rooms and suites above who can not stop because of any violation that is in this ruling would be taken. So have to see the waiters and innkeepers who are included in those streets.

IV .- To forestall any further damage or injury, particularly if you go back the cattle, seek with care the owners of the hounds, greyhounds, mastiffs and any other breed, tied them in their homes, without letting go any circumstance, on the assumption that if a mandate to conflict is so necessary in the case, to proceed as appropriate.

V. - The workers who remain in the said three nights to take care of the stands and gates Square, as well as the ministers of justice who are running around to enforce these precautions and others that are sent in the Proclamation of June 14, will be able stand in those lines, and the neighbors out on the balconies of the houses without lowering it, watching what is referred to as to not get lights, shouting, whistling or making other noise, subsisting absolute necessity smoking ban, lighting tinder, and all precautions against fire that expresses the said Bando .

All these precautions should be observed until the bulls are kept in their respective bullpens, and the oxen have left the population, and verified that is, parents and masters prevent their children, servants and boys from their homes that do not go to the bullpen, or come with sticks or poles, being easy to introduce by the boards of the beams and tables cause problems, and so that any alleged ignorance is fixed this, compliance with which celled by the ministers of my court. Madrid, July 16, 1803 .- D. Juan de Morales .- D. Francisco de San Martin and Silica. "


On the other hand, for the Jura of the Infanta Dona Isabel Maria Luisa of Bourbon as heir to the crown (which would agree with the name Isabel II), the Royal House scheduled a series of institutional events and found that some celebrations were held commemorative. Among the first was the very Jura, which took place on June 20, 1833 at the Monastery of San Jerónimo el Real (Los Jeronimos ), so Main Street was part of the route traveled by the royal entourage. And among the festivities were scheduled three bullfights for 22, 23 and 25 of that same year. So, as happened in 1803, the City Council of the Town and Court decided that the street was used as a route closure Toledo.


As in the other tours we've seen in previous chapters of this series, street Toledo could also be present scenario of confinement in Madrid, for virtually meet all requirements under the current regulations of the Community.


As seen in the aerial photo, breadth, running from the Puerta de Toledo to the Plaza Mayor, devoid of sharp curves, so that the configuration of the pack would depend mainly travel altimetry.

Sections (approximate measurements through Google Earth):

01 ... 090 m. ... 6.7% ... Free Zone
02 ... 330 m. ... 3.3% ... C / Toledo
03 ... 390 m. ... - 0.7% ... C / Toledo
04 ... 140 m. ... 5.7% ... C / Toledo
05 ... 050 m. ... 0.0% ... Plaza Mayor


This journey through the streets Toledo has a first meters with a very good slope, which could be used as a zone free of runners, but then stabilized at 3.3% slope to reach the Plaza of the Barley. From there, the road traces a gentle curve to the left and the profile becomes almost flat. Finally, the last meters of the course will progressively steeper until you get to the Plaza Mayor, which would cross to the site of this imaginary arena always presented before the house of the Bakery.

The only point of the route that could present a problem regarding the requirements of the Regulations of People's bullfighting Community Madrid would be the section between the streets of Concepcion Jerónima and Imperial, as the tunnel from the Main Square parking reduces the width of the street Toledo and may not reach the required six meters.

However, we may be unattractive to a journey from the point of view of the dynamics of a closure, but it is undeniable that it has sections that could be ideal places for big races. And, of course, as always, the grandeur of the arched entrance to the Plaza Mayor gives his final installment of indescribable beauty. Many sites would like to have a tour like this, and brokers Madrid closures so would if they were offered the opportunity dreaming of a prison in the capital.


Finally, this journey through the streets Toledo, we've seen three (as far as I know) historically were used to perform those closures in Madrid bullfights held in the Plaza Mayor until 1846 . And they are: the Main Street, which was the usual and the streets of Alcalá and Toledo, which were used as alternatives in 1626 and 1627, the first, and in 1803 and 1833, the second.

I know that at times it was thought certain other alternative routes, as in 1664, which sought to make the street closure Ambassadors, or in 1680, which was proposed to enter from Atocha Street. But I have no evidence to date is that these streets were to be honored finally over Toro for his floor.
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