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The
Encierro, on the stretch at Callejon and Plaza
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Why
do they run?
Find out the reasons for
participating in the crazy bull-running and why it is the
most important event of the Sanfermin Fiesta
HIstorical
photos
Heartfelt emotion through
the eyes of the photographers who have best portrayed the
bull-running event |
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on each image to see it in two formats: LARGE and
SUPERLARGE |
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| ::THE
REPORT:: |
The most dangerous moment of this stretch was experienced
by a runner in a red tee shirt who was caught on the
horns of "Portentoso" just at the doorway
to the ring. Miraculously, he was not gored by the horns
and he was able to slip away under some space at the
side of the alleyway. The disordered and drawn-out entrance
of the bulls to the ring had already lasted over 10
anxious minutes. The brown-red bull was the first to
enter and was immediately led away to the pens. The
three bulls which came behind him were not so compliant
and they caused panic among the many runners in the
ring as they refused to be led by the capes towards
the pens. It even seemed for some moments that they
would try to turn back out of the ring. However, they
were eventually led away to the pens. The seemingly-injured
bull then entered the ring and fell to the ground yet
again. The men with the capes caught him by the horns
and teased him with their capes with sufficient dexterity
to lead him to the pen. When "Portentoso"
finally entered the ring and was led to the pen a full
12 minutes and 15 seconds had transpired in what was
one of the longest and most dangerous bull-runnings
for many years. |
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