Jimena's bullring, 1950 to 1959

As we have often mentioned before, TioJimeno is collecting wonderful photos of the old days in Jimena. People send them in and they are collected - easy (anyone for the English blog?). This one is of the bullring that once existed here - can anyone recognize where? (Click on pic to enlarge. Click on 'comments' below to tell us where it was.)

Catalonia Parlament votes to ban bullfighting

(BBC / Photo: JimenaPulse file, of 2007 Feria in Jimena) The parliament of Catalonia has voted to ban bullfighting - the first region of mainland Spain to do so. The vote took place as the result of a petition brought to parliament, signed by 180,000 people who say the practice is barbaric and outdated. Bullfight supporters insist that the corrida, as it is known, is an important tradition to preserve. They also fear the vote could be the first of many in the country. The ban takes effect in January 2012. In today's vote, 68 backed a ban, 55 voted against and nine abstained. (Read the full story on CampoPulse)

A load of bull

Alexander Bewick is back again - again. This time he writes about bullfighting. Apparently Catalonia is debating banning the corrida from the region, while Madrid is declaring it a Bien de Interés Cultural. In Andalucía, the PP is proposing a law to 'defend our traditions, our culture and our fiesta nacional (another name for the bullfight)'. Bewick also confesses to having 'followed the bulls' in a youthful fantasy regarding Ernest Hemingway. See for yourself.