Redaccion«Defending the arts, our natural and cultural heritage, is a way of life, an industry with many jobs behind it,» said Díaz Ayuso, highlighting its Western Mediterranean tradition and the fact that it is always accompanied by a companion.
The regional executive emphasized that Madrid and Spain love «authenticity, tradition, beauty,» so bullfighting is a national holiday and faces «the sectarianism of those who intend to transform and play with our country, so that it can only be seen from their narrow viewpoint.
«They decided who and what culture is, fitting that small way of seeing the world that is deeply anti-hunting, due to the traction of the Senate and 9 autonomous communities, along with the Toro de Lidia Foundation, have recovered.»
Great fighting figures in San Isidro 2025
The San Isidro Fair takes place this year between May 9 and June 8, including 28 holidays, 23 bulls, two rejones, and three recortes, in addition to the traditional and In Memoriam extraordinary benefits, which this time will pay tribute to the farmer Victorino Martín Andrés.
Madrid COSO will be the stage for figures of Toreo Paseíllo such as Alejandro Talavante, Sebastián Castella, José María Manzares, Andrés Roca Rey, Miguel Ángel Perera, Emilio de Justo, or Morante de Puebla. Ni el Leal, Antonio Ferrera, Daniel Luque, Curro Díaz, Paco Ureña, Manuel Esibano, Fernando Robileño, Tomás Rafo, David Galván, Juan Ortega, Borja Jiménez, or Fernando Adrián, among others.
All of this will be measured in the horns of the best animals, from different breeders, including Victoriano del Río, Fuente Ybro, Juan Pedro Domecq, Alcurrucén, Dolores Aguirre, Victorino Martín, Adolfo Martín, or La Quinta.
The last edition of the fair recorded the highest number of spectators in the last decade, exceeding half a million fans (564,353). Monumental hung the poster without tickets halfway through after an average of 21,000 daily spectators.
Awards for the 2024 season
During the gala, awards for the previous season, journalist Roberto Gómez as an ambassador of bullfighting; Santiago Domecq was distinguished as the best animals; Youth and battle bull were for the Royal Union of Bull Builders of Lidia; Woman and bull in Madrid Novillera Olga Casado, student from the José Cabero Yiyo school, and producer and film director Albert Serra recognized with the El Mundo award. The trophy for the big winner of the fair went to the right – Andrés Roca Rey.
The president thanked Miguel Abellán for his work at the helm of the Bullfighting Center and greeted his successor in the position, Miguel Martín, and congratulated Victoria Federica for being the face of this year, highlighted for the combination of youth, fashion, and passion for that part.
