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The Plaza de Toros de la Real Maestranza de Caballería in Seville is the oldest bullring in Spain. It is the venue for the bullfights that take place within the framework of the Seville April Fair, one of the most renowned bullfighting festivals in the world. It is considered one of the most popular tourist attractions in the town and is among the most visited monuments.

The Plaza de Toros de la Real Maestranza de Caballería in Seville is the oldest bullring in Spain. It is the venue for the bullfights that take place within the framework of the Seville April Fair, one of the most renowned bullfighting festivals in the world. It is considered one of the most popular tourist attractions in the town and is among the most visited monuments.

It is the oldest bullring in the province of Seville and is built on the parade ground of a Muslim castle dating from around 1400, with archaeological remains of a wall, minarets and the main door of the town's old Andalusian castle integrated into its interior.

El Castillo de las Guardas’ bullring is located in the town where two of the province’s most important fighting bull breeding farms are situated. Its location is unique in that it can be seen from the porch of the San Juan Bautista Parish Church. 

The bullring was opened on 19 March 2005. The bullfighters were Espartaco, Rivera Ordóñez and Morante de la Puebla and the bulls were the Zalduendo herd.

The project was designed by the architect Carmen Gil Calderón.

In 1844, the Sociedad de Fomento de Écija undertook the project of building a bullring on the old Roman amphitheatre. The work was carried out under the direction of builder Antonio Jiménez and it opened on July 25, 1846.

Osuna’s Bullring was designed by Aníbal González. The construction began at the beginning of 1902 with ashlars from the ancient Roman city of Osuna. It was opened on 13 May 1904, with Montes and Chamaquito, the two most famous bullfighters at the time. The bullring was built to prevent the bullfights from taking place in the town squares.