Fighting bull
(transboundary/brand name)

(local/other name):
• Brava (Spanish)
• Brava de Lide (Portugal)
• Brave (France)
• Ganado bravo (Spain)
• Ganado de casta (Spain)
• Lidia (Spain)
• Race espagnole (French)
• toro de lidia (Spanish)
• toro lidiado (Spanish)
• Touro de Lide (Portuguese)

The Fighting bull is a common English brand/transboundary breed name for the Brava de Lide and the Lidia. It is also a local English name for the Brave.

Fighting bulls of Spain are usually bred in Andalucía, Extremadura, New Castille and Salamanca. Fighting bulls of Portugal are usually bred in Ribatejo (Ribatejana) in Central Portugal. Fighting bulls of France are usually bred in the Grande Camargue (a southern coastal region).

This page was last updated on: 2024-08-09

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