The origins of the world-famous Spanish bullfighting evolved in the Middle Ages from the two aristocratic sports of hunting and knightly jousting in Medieval Times Western Europe. Looking into the many histories of bullfighting, some critics go very far back. It can go as far back as the Neolithic human murals in the caves of Altamira, or Gilgamesh's fights with sacred bulls, or Mithra's ritual slaughter of bulls, or some of the performances in the Roman gladiatorial arenas, etc. But if you compare Spanish bullfighting to these two noble sports, then you have to look at the history of bullfighting in Western Europe. But to link Spanish bullfighting to these would be like linking modern soccer to ancient Chinese cuju, and would give a far-fetched impression.
Many people believe that bullfighting is not exclusive to Spain, but that the culture and language of Portugal and the region of Occitanie in southern France are also the owners of bullfighting. But after the war of conquest, bullfighting became a symbolic rite of victory for the Spanish nobility over the pagans. King Carlos I of Spain was also the Holy Roman Emperor and founder of the Spanish Empire of the Sunset. But he was not technically a Spaniard, but his feat of killing the bull in the Plaza de Valladolid demonstrated his respect for Spanish chivalric culture and won him the favor of the Spanish people.
In the 18th century with the Habsburg dynasty ended. The other Kings of France occupied Spain they brought the pursuit of elegant demeanor and art class aristocratic fashion, they believe that the pursuit of excitement in the arena can not be and their noble status in line with the bullfighters, so the bullfighters withdrew from the entertainment of the aristocracy . But there are a lot of people are very fascinated by this sport, and the enthusiasm has not waned, so the sport from the aristocracy to folk. Bullfighters also ceased to be knights of the nobility and began to emerge from the common people. And in the countryside bullfighting such a scene, in the 16th century after the Spain is can be seen everywhere, the Spanish enthusiasm for bullfighting is also very persistent.
Till today, bullfighters on horseback are the main part of bullfighting in Spain. In front of the bull, the rider can show a very good fancy dance, and the performance with a very high degree of spectacle is the people and the horse tacitly cooperate with the danger.