Features and implementation of the Bull rope

Throughout history there have been many restrictions with respect to the celebrations, and bullfighting that have kept moralists, theologians and authorities. Already in medieval times, Alfonso X “The Wise” applied some standard restrictive on these festivities, but will be without a doubt the interventions of the Church acts of the Church who the more impact they will have in this sense. Such is the case of the bull of Pius V, “Of salutis gregis dominici” of 1567. However, there were many institutions that promoted and sponsored, such is the case of kings, nobles, town councils or city councils, universities, guilds, associations and confraternities, and especially the Church itself which allowed or tolerated here under the pretext of any celebration or commemoration of the public or particular character. 

As we have already pointed out such is the case of the bulls "misacantanos", wedding, vows, bulls, etc, All of this abounds in the idea of the social and economic importance in the past reached this type of amusement. But without a doubt it was a royal provision of king Carlos IV, issued on August 30, 1790, prohibitoria of the “abuse, which is common in many towns of the Kingdom, running, steers and bulls that call of rope, to the streets, as well by day as by night”the measure in this sense that more significance and impact achieved. With your app disappeared for many celebrations bull rope, ensogados or enmaromados and with them many of the variants and forms peculiar to this fate or festejo taurino popular.

The bull rope, enmaromado or ensogado was one of the most general of lydia. In this way on this type of lucks bullfighting rooted popular, José María Cossío points out that “The people held on occasion of commemorating religious festivities as a celebration comparable to dances, or games, but so risky to have the spectacle of bullfighting, celebrate with anxiety higher and expectation more”.

While all of these celebrations have as a common element the subject of the bull with rope, rope or rope of popular festivities are numerous and varied are the forms of manifestation of this practice, or popular tradition of running with the bulls of rope, ensogados or enmaromados, to be determined in large part by the practices and customs of each place. Each celebration is due to the particular historical dynamics and idiosyncrasies of each locality, such that each population has its modes or uses peculiar to carry it out. Each one has characteristics, traits or peculiarities that you are unique and that will distinguish it from the other, although there are common elements that allow you to set different types or variants of this popular celebrations.

You can set a hundred localities corresponding to the twenty-six provinces of Spain, plus other neighboring Portugal, in addition to any case in France and Latin america. Their geographical distribution in Spain is not uniform as it is concentrated in six or seven regions, or zones of the country, with the addition of a few isolated populations in the that is still maintained by the deep-rooted love of their neighbors.