THE DEHESA AND THE TORO OF LIDIA

07/03/2016

Of elegant and serious bullfighting, pundonoroso and honest in his work, brave and sober without easy concessions to the gallery. Master of the temple and creator of tasks of a surprising link. Its space houses numerous treasures that reflect its trajectory as one of the great bullfighters of its time.

Salamanca has been a privileged area for the breeding of wild cattle since ancient times thanks to the existence of those ecosystems so peculiar that they are the dehesas, mainly the Campo Charro. The abundant pastures and the trees of oaks and oaks, together with the ponds and small streams, constitute the perfect habitat for the fighting bull. This unique environment also has its space in the museum.
This space presents us with the data that reveal the importance of the bull in the economy and employment, livestock and a look at the pasture as an ecosystem and privileged environment for the breeding of the fighting bull and the conservation of endangered species.