Federico García Lorca “Llanto por Ignacio Sánchez Mejías”

To read Lorca’s poem in Spanish and to learn about the historical context in which it was written go to the following site:
http://www.portaltaurino.com/exposiciones/sanchez_mejias.htm

To hear John MacKenzie read the English translation of Lorca’s poem, titled “Lament for Ignacio Sanchez Mejías, visit the following site:
http://www.archive.org/details/JohnMacKenzieLamentforIgnacioSnchezMejas

Ernest Hemingway dedicated “Fiesta” and “Death in the Afternoon” to the Ordoñez bullfighters from Ronda.

One of the oldest bullrings in Spain is located in Ronda. To learn about the history of Spanish bullfighting click here.