The Plenary of the Corporation of the City of Murcia today gave its approval to the beginning of the procedure to award the Gold Medal of the City of Murcia Bullfighting Club, one of the longest established institutions Murcia, whose current president is Alfonso Aviles .
The Club Murcia Bullfighting is a club centenary, dean of bullfighting clubs in the world, was founded by a group of fans on September 7, 1887, opening day of the arena of Condomina, the current bullring Murcia .
They were just five enthusiastic fans, with a monthly fee of 50 cents, the Club began the voyage.
He was first president D.
Ginés Riquelme.
Over the years the Club Taurino was added to nouns generic name of "Joselito and Belmonte" 1912-1923, "Powers", 1923-1934; "Boy Next Door" from 1934 to 1940, and from that year until today the generic "CLUB MURCIA bullfighting."
Many were the bullfighting celebrations and events the club has organized along its more than one hundred years of existence.
Over the years, of course, many were the vicissitudes through which passed the Club Murcia Bullfighting, having to change up 9 times in office, from the legendary "House of Uncle Ginés" street Riquelme, 3 , to the current location, a building built in 1920, in the beautiful and relaxing garden Salitre, in the center of Murcia.
The Club hosts Murcia Bullfighting also a very important Bullfighting Museum.
Bullfighting Club Murcia, distinguished by its antiquity with Gold and Silver Medals of the Royal Bullfighting in Spain, also has an extensive library and extensive video library, and a large cafeteria with terrace where you can enjoy our extensive regional cuisine.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia