Plaza de Toros La Glorieta, Bullring in Salamanca, Spain
Plaza de Toros La Glorieta is a bullring in Salamanca with three levels constructed from stone, wrought iron, and brick. The circular ring measures 54 meters across and provides seating for approximately 10,200 spectators distributed across multiple sections.
The arena was designed in 1892 by architects Mariano Carderera y Ponzán and Cecilio González-Domingo, opening on September 11, 1893. It emerged during an era when such buildings in eclectic style shaped urban life across Spain.
The bullfighting season centres on the city's fiestas: the 8 September feast of the Virgen de la Vega, the 21 September feast of San Mateo, and 12 June, San Juan de Sahagún, Salamanca's patron saint. The arena is nicknamed La Glorieta and was called the plaza of the 200 families after the 213 Salamancan families who funded it. Since 2012 there were no bullfights for San Juan de Sahagún until June 2025, when Morante de la Puebla cut a tail there.
The bullring stands between the Carretera de Fuentesaúco and the Carretera de Valladolid, at Avenida San Agustín 1. Seating is split between tendido, gradas and palcos, so the walk to your seat varies by section. The ring measures 54 m across, with an outer circumference of 88 m.
The ring's opening on 11 September 1893 went ahead in heavy rain before a full house, after Rafael Guerra "Guerrita" was replaced by Rafael Bejarano "Torerito" following a neck injury in Murcia. In 1960 the arena hosted a charity rodeo staged by US servicemen from Morón Air Base.
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