Overview
- The fire-bull festival went ahead on Saturday night with municipal security measures after last year’s edition was halted.
- This year’s celebration followed authorization from the Junta de Castilla y León and a court decision lifting prior precautionary measures.
- Pacma staged a protest of roughly 250 people, arriving on chartered buses, and said it will appeal the authorization and explore possible criminal actions.
- The regional culture minister, Gonzalo Santonja, defended advancing Bien de Interés Cultural recognition, calling it necessary and deserved.
- The ritual involves coating the bull in mud and fitting a metal yoke with flaming balls to its horns; Pacma documented the event, alleging prolonged suffering and the display of Franco-era flags.