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3 clusters · 48 sources · 24 days · First seen 26 days ago · Last updated 3 days ago

Categories: CULTURE · SPORTS

Spanish bullfighting ear cuts & festival programmes

Entities: Samuel Navalón · L'Alcora · Albacete · Cebreros · Circuito de Novilladas de Castilla y León

Overview

The summer of 2026 saw a continuation of high‑profile ear‑cut awards across Spain’s regional festivals. Toreros such as David de Miranda (two ears in La Línea de la Concepción) and Jesús Herrera (four ears at the José Ruiz Calatraveño certamen in Ciudad Real) were highlighted alongside Antonio Aparicio’s victory in the Villa de la Solana contest.

Municipalities announced the full 2026 festival calendars, linking cultural events with bullfighting programmes. L'Alcora will host the Fiestas del Cristo (21 August–6 September) with a new ganadería for the bull run on 29 August; Pamplona’s Festival de las Murallas runs 4–22 August; Talavera de la Reina’s Feria de San Mateo opens 17 September; Rociana del Condado celebrates a 50‑year fairground anniversary (26–30 August); and Socuéllamos’ Feria y Fiestas runs 8–14 August.

In parallel, several bullfighting fairs released line‑ups: the Cebreros Feria Taurina (14–17 August) will feature novilladores like Rocío Arrogante; Albacete’s Feria Taurina opens 2 September with Enrique Ponce as pregonero; Salamanca’s Feria de la Virgen de la Vega (11–20 September) lists toreros such as Morante de la Puebla; Vera’s San Cleofás corridas are set for 27 September; and the Zapato de Oro de Arnedo in La Rioja spans late September to early October, presenting twelve novilleros and the Murteira Grave ganadería. These programmes underline the enduring prominence of bullfighting within Spain’s summer festival season.

Claims

What the coverage asserts, and how well corroborated each claim is across sources.

[● 3 SOURCES] Jesús Herrera won the II certamen “José Ruiz Calatraveño” in Ciudad Real, cutting four ears. (cb630a52-2c4f-4883-b05f-bb31015a1ed7, 53dc33ef-20c8-4430-b7d3-159b483e0368, 983762a4-f5a8-42ba-aa1e-21fe09fb3bec)
[● 3 SOURCES] The Salamanca Feria Taurina de la Virgen de la Vega will take place on 11, 12, 13, 18, 19 and 20 September 2026, featuring six major events with toreros such as Morante de la Puebla and David de Mirna (47a91334-1870-4dc8-8f98-41060a157dba)
[● 2 SOURCES] David de Miranda was awarded two ears in La Línea de la Concepción. (d33a46a1-1f55-4cad-8b5e-1aff94b89cbd, 8aaacc0b-4e70-4bbf-bee2-717a4cac57a0)
[● 2 SOURCES] Samuel Navalón opened a “puerta grande” at the Valencia July Fair and earned three ears. (453a46cb-ed1d-4aee-90c4-8b53da500338, e27b741c-db91-42a6-b13e-24b6447c478e)
[● 2 SOURCES] Jorge Oliva opened a “puerta grande” in the Castilla‑y‑León novillada circuit semifinal, cutting two ears. (b402f2ed-58d4-4425-b71a-a5e98c74b46d, 7ec1db29-070c-4710-82df-bd582e312e33)
[● 2 SOURCES] David de Miranda was awarded two ears at the La Línea de la Concepción event. (d33a46a1-1f55-4cad-8b5e-1aff94b89cbd, 8aaacc0b-4e70-4bbf-bee2-717a4cac57a0)
[● 2 SOURCES] Jesús Herrera cut four ears and was declared winner of the II certamen “José Ruiz Calatraveño” in Ciudad Real. (cb630a52-2c4f-4883-b05f-bb31015a1ed7, 53dc33ef-20c8-4430-b7d3-159b483e0368)
[● 2 SOURCES] L'Alcora will host over 150 events for the Fiestas del Cristo from 21 August to 6 September, including a prestigious ganadería for the bull run on 29 August. (3dd76392-8a76-4c22-9d6b-d11bf0f3415f, 1dfa244e-ecdc-4485-8eda-00f260fb9d00)
[● 2 SOURCES] Enrique Ponce will be the pregonero of the Albacete Feria Taurina 2026, with the opening ceremony on 2 September at the Teatro Circo. (123b29bf-f5eb-4622-8782-2a686f2045f4)
[● 2 SOURCES] Vera will hold a bullfight on 27 September 2026 featuring Sebastián Castella, Víctor Hernández and Marco Pérez. (59a173bb-8521-4bb5-8145-9d5f3fd239d3)
[○ 1 SOURCE] Antonio Aparicio won the VI edition of the Villa de la Solana contest. (d13b2afe-5eb7-495a-b2de-cab75b734af9)
[○ 1 SOURCE] Antonio García “El Chihuahua” and Daniel Prieto each earned a “puerta grande” in Chicahuales, Mexico, cutting three and two ears respectively. (7396710f-8480-4e4b-ad34-0520da97092a)

Timeline

3 days ago

[CULTURE] 15 sources
Spanish towns unveil 2026 bullfighting fair programmes
Spanish towns announced 2026 bullfighting fairs, detailing dates, line‑ups and featured toreros for Cebreros, Albacete, Salamanca, Vera and Arnedo.
6 days ago

[CULTURE] 37 sources
Spain's towns unveil 2026 festival programs and bullfighting highlights
Spanish towns announced 2026 festival programmes – L'Alcora's 150‑event Fiestas del Cristo, Pamplona's Murallas festival, Talavera's Feria de San Mateo, Rociana's fairground anniversary, Socuéllamos Feria – and
26 days ago

[SPORTS] 3 sources
Spanish bullfighters Julio Méndez and Andy Cartagena earn multiple ear cuts in recent fights
Julio Méndez cut two ears in Moralzarzal, while Andy Cartagena secured three ears in Sevilla and an ear in Madrid, marking notable recent successes in Spanish bullfighting.

Sources

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