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 News Around the Republic of Mexico | May 2008 
Tijuana's First Bullfight of 2008 Season is May 25
 Lyn A. Sherwood - La Presna San Diego
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| | Bullfight World recommends that California aficionados park on the American side of the border and take one of the buses to and from the plaza. | | |
Following all kinds of speculation regarding the Tijuana summer bullfight season and the continuing problems in border cities, Impresario Pepe López Hurtado has announced that the first corrida de toros of the 2008 season will be celebrated May 25 in Plaza Monumental de Tijuana, the “beautiful bullring by the sea”.
The tentative card - I say “tentative”, because nothing ever happens in Mexico, until it happens - is headed by South American Leonardo Benitez, with Urial Moreno “El Zapapata” and José Mauricio. They will face a herd of bulls from Los Encinos.
Does this mark the first of a full season in Tijuana? Who knows? The trouble in border cities, caused by competing drug cartels, has brought out the Mexican militia. There have been many cases of kidnappings, murders, and shoot-outs. One might conclude that these events are having a major impact on tourism to Mexico.
This first corrida de toros may be only a test case, to see if it inspires any problems. If it isn’t the drug gangsters, it’s the anti-bullfight nuts. Attending a bullfight in Mexico has become a crap shoot.
Bullfight World recommends that California aficionados park on the American side of the border and take one of the buses to and from the plaza. Such certainly cuts down on long waits to cross the border in a car, and it affords a certain amount of security for those who wish to attend a bullfight. |
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