Spain was different
The famous bull of Osborne.
Dedicated to Manme, because she was published another bull some days ago ( www.flickr.com/photos/srta_petardita/397733853/ ) and it makes me remember this.
The Osborne's bull is a 14 meters high black silhouetted image of a bull in semi-profile, and is regarded as the unofficial national symbol of Spain.
The Osborne sherry company erected large images of bulls starting in 1956, in black with the maker's name, as advertising boardings on sites near to major roads throughout Spain. The original image was smaller and in a slightly different design. It got bigger as a law barred publicity within 150 meters of a road.
The bull was created in 1956, by Manolo Prieto. Nowadays the conservation of the bulls is handled by the family of Felix Tejada.
More info in en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osborne's_bull.
I don't like the bullfights, and in general none of the topics of which Spain is bulls and flamenco (Spain is a complex mixture of nationalities). But we cannot erase history easily, and these bulls still survive. In addition, great part of the youth of patriotic ideology relates this silhouette to the national flag, and for that reason this one is sabotaged in less patriotic regions, like Catalunya.
This one is located in Alfajarín, near Zaragoza, in freeway AP-2 between Zaragoza and Barcelona (see the map). The photo was taken by my wife, with zoom and inside the car at 120 km/h, and it has been very well. I have aged it 50 years with Paintshop Pro because I consider an element of the past.
Great weekend to all!!!
Spain was different
The famous bull of Osborne.
Dedicated to Manme, because she was published another bull some days ago ( www.flickr.com/photos/srta_petardita/397733853/ ) and it makes me remember this.
The Osborne's bull is a 14 meters high black silhouetted image of a bull in semi-profile, and is regarded as the unofficial national symbol of Spain.
The Osborne sherry company erected large images of bulls starting in 1956, in black with the maker's name, as advertising boardings on sites near to major roads throughout Spain. The original image was smaller and in a slightly different design. It got bigger as a law barred publicity within 150 meters of a road.
The bull was created in 1956, by Manolo Prieto. Nowadays the conservation of the bulls is handled by the family of Felix Tejada.
More info in en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osborne's_bull.
I don't like the bullfights, and in general none of the topics of which Spain is bulls and flamenco (Spain is a complex mixture of nationalities). But we cannot erase history easily, and these bulls still survive. In addition, great part of the youth of patriotic ideology relates this silhouette to the national flag, and for that reason this one is sabotaged in less patriotic regions, like Catalunya.
This one is located in Alfajarín, near Zaragoza, in freeway AP-2 between Zaragoza and Barcelona (see the map). The photo was taken by my wife, with zoom and inside the car at 120 km/h, and it has been very well. I have aged it 50 years with Paintshop Pro because I consider an element of the past.
Great weekend to all!!!