Century-old festival ‘crossed various lines’, says Gijón mayor, citing residents’ opposition to bullfighting
The northern Spanish city of Gijón has cancelled its century-old bullfighting festival, accusing it of “crossing various lines” after two of the bulls slain this week were named “Feminist” and “Nigerian”.
“The bullfighting festival is over,” the city’s Socialist mayor, Ana González, told reporters. “They have crossed various lines … A city that believes in equality between men and women, that believes in integration, that believes in open doors for everyone cannot allow these sorts of things to happen.”
