Santa Cruz Bullring
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Template:Wikidata Infobox Santa Cruz Bullring (Spanish: Plaza de toros de Santa Cruz de Tenerife) is a bullring in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain. Constructed in 1893, the last bullfight was in 1983, and the building is now vacant.
History
The bullring is located at the junction of Rambla de General Franco and Calle Horacio Nelson, near to La Paz, in Santa Cruz de Tenerife.[1]
It was designed by Antonio Pintor Ocete, and constructed in 1893 with a capacity of 6,800 people. Its inauguration was on 30 April 1893. The Mudéjar-style facade is in the shape of a polygon, with 32 sides, and the building has a diameter of 80 metres (260 ft), of which 48 metres (157 ft) is the bullring.[2] The ring has a central tower.[1]
In 1924 it had a major fire, and reopened 3 years later. At its peak it drew crowds of 8,000,[1] and it hosted matadors such as Luis Mazzantini, and Eguía and Antonio Moreno Fernández ‘Lagartijillo’.[2]
The last bull fight was on 18 December 1983, and bullfighting was banned in the Canary Islands in 1991. It was subsequently used for carnival events, boxing, wrestling, and as a concert venue,[1] including concerts by Celia Cruz, Rubén Blades, and Mecano o Jerry Luis Lewis.[2] It fully closed around 2003[2] due to the introduction of new security rules for public event venues.[2]
In 1986, plans existed to turn it into a 10,000 seater modern stadium, however this did not take place. A competition of 35 architects took place in July 2008 to redevelop the bullring, The winning design by Antonio del Pozo Mozo, his son Cesar, and Carlos Bernal Limiñana would have preserved the facade, with modern shops and offices inside the structure, along with green space.[1]
Ownership is divided into shares, over half of which are owned by the Hafez family. In 2018 they put forward two sets of plans to rebuild the site, including constructing an underground car park, leisure facilites, and homes, and pedestrianizing the street outside of the bullring.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Santa Cruz Bullring, Still Defiant And Undefeated". TENERIFE MAGAZINE. 22 April 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f Torres, Natalia (15 July 2018). "Proponen abrir una parte de la Plaza de Toros para integrarla en la Rambla". Diario de Avisos (in European Spanish). Retrieved 12 May 2019.