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The Art of Bullfighting As a young man in the beginning of 1993 I saw my first bullfight in The Plaza de Toros, in Cartagena. That late afternoon was enough for me to experience what is good and what is bad. The bravery and skills of the Matadors were enough to fascinate me, while the brutality of it all made me a little bit sick. While doing the research this unknown of which side to pick was stronger, I found out that Ernest Hemmingway, a great writer, was troubled by the same decision in “Death in the Afternoon” (1932). After finishing all my research I developed a greater respect for those magnificent bulls and the entire celebration of bravery found in the art of bullfighting. The history of bullfighting can be traced back to the civilization of Crete, in Greece. It started when Caesar found the Iberians playing with wild bulls; he was astonished and fascinated by their courage. The Spaniards and the Moors followed the tradition, but this time they where riding a horse to fight the bull. It was not until a nobleman was rescued, back in the 17th century, by a peasant named Francisco Romero that the art started to flourish. This peasant confronted the bull on foot, evading him with his hat and then killing him with