The city of Soria on a rainy day, medinaceli This Saturday marks the second time since the animal rights group Pakuma came together to bring together defenders and detractors of the festival known as Toro Jubilo. … In order to prevent the celebration, which was scheduled for 11:30 p.m., the local government decided to extend it for another year. This time, permission was obtained from the military government of Castile and León, and the court also lifted the precautionary measures that had prevented it from being held last year.
Among those who have supported Jubiloburu is Gonzalo Santonja, Minister of Culture, Tourism and Sport, who was delighted to see the following celebrations taking place this year: “He came back because he had to go back.”. Ikar said that despite “incidents,” “calamities,” and “setbacks” in life, “we cannot lose our traditions,” and emphasized that we must “overcome” them, Ikar reported.
Santonja has participated in previous events organized by the Association Defending the Medinaceli Bullfighting Tournament, where he defended the tournament’s declaration as an Asset of Cultural Interest (BIC). “necessary”, “duty”, “obligation”, “natural”” because he points out that it values “obvious” and “unambiguous” cultural and traditional values. Similarly, the councilor denied that the opening part of the declaration file corresponds to the current situation, which in his opinion is “undesirable” in the face of a judicial battle waged by the town’s council and Pakuma (Environment and Animalism Party).
Pacma protests in Medinaceli (Soria)
In this sense, Gonzalo Santonja argued for giving this classification to the Soria celebrations. It’s not a “coincidence”But it is “necessary” and “very natural”, which is why he expressed “surprise” that it had not been done “before”.
Enrique Riosalido, a member of the Toro Jubilo Association from Medina, said that the Toro Jubilo Association will resume its activities. “Excited” For being able to organize the party, although in Levante “more than 2,000 people celebrate, and in some towns as many as 6 people in one night”, while admitting that he was “tired” of being targeted by Pacmas.
Meanwhile, around 250 animal activists staged a protest outside the entrance to City Hall against what they deemed to be “mistreatment” of the bulls. They described the concentration as “tense” and vowed to continue the “legal battle” until “whenever necessary”.
In addition, the Pakma organization, which chartered two buses for the protest, warned that Medinaceli risks becoming the new epicenter of the anti-bullfighting movement unless steps are taken to cancel the event.Ordesillas and Toro de la Vega».
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