Plaza de Toros de El Bibio

El Bibio
Plaza de Toros de El Bibio
Façade of El Bibio bullring at night
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General information
TypeBullring
Architectural styleNeo-Mudéjar
Addressc/ Ezcurdia, 33203 Gijón
Town or cityGijón, Asturias
CountrySpain
Coordinates43°32′07.7″N 05°38′43.9″W / 43.535472°N 5.645528°W / 43.535472; -5.645528
Current tenantsCircuitos Taurinos
Construction started1886
Completed1888
InauguratedAugust 12, 1888; 136 years ago (1888-08-12)
Renovated1997
OwnerGijón City Hall
Dimensions
Diameter50 m
Design and construction
Architect(s)Ignacio de Velasco
Other designersCarlos Velasco Peyronnet
Other information
Seating capacity9,258
Official namePlaza de Toros de El Bibio
TypeNon-movable
CriteriaMonument
Designated1992
Reference no.RI-51-0007222

The Plaza de Toros de El Bibio is a bullring located in Gijón, Asturias, Spain.

Situated in the neighbourhood of El Bibio, it was inaugurated on August 12, 1888, with a bullfighting with Luis Mazzantini and Rafael Guerra, Guerrita.[1]

The bullring was partially destroyed between July and August 1936, in the context of Spanish Civil War. In August 1937, after the city was taken by the Nationalist faction, Francoist troops used its ruins as a temporary concentration camp for Republican prisoners.[2][3]

It was renovated in 1997. On March 20, 1992, it was declared Bien de Interés Cultural.[4]

Apart from bullfighting, the ring is also used for music concerts.

  • Aerial view of the bullring
    Aerial view of the bullring
  • El Bibio, during a corrida
    El Bibio, during a corrida

References

  1. ^ "Los Toros" (in Spanish). El Comercio. 13 August 1888. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Asturianos tras las alambradas". elcomercio.es (in Spanish). 2019-05-08.
  3. ^ "La Libertad es un bien muy preciado: Campo de concentración de Gijón". Asturias Republicana (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2022-10-06. Retrieved 2022-10-06.
  4. ^ Plaza de Toros de El Bibio


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