Barcelona stages last bullfight before ban BARCELONA — Spain's powerful northeastern region of Catalonia bids farewell Sunday to the country's emblematic tradition of bullfighting with a final bash at the Barcelona bullring. The sold-out evening event at the 20,000-seat Monumental ring is the last fight scheduled this season. A regional ban on the bloody pastime takes effect Jan. 1, 2012. Bullfighting's popularity in Catalonia has plunged in recent decades and the Monumental is its last functioning ring. The Catalan Parliament...
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