Bullfighting

Bullfighting was a sport practised in Brunant in the 18th and 19th centuries. Bullfighting was brought in from Spain in the 1740s and 1750s (thus being in the Spanish-style) and would become a major spectacle. No bullfighter (or taurier) was as famous Hendrik Barbier (c.1805-1866), who continued fighting well until his 60s.

Bullfighting was a fairly popular spectacle throughout the 19th century but there was a growing movement to ban the sports on humane grounds. The deaths of two bullfighters in 1922 led to legislation mandating a temporary ban on bullfighting in Brunant. While this was only temporary the ban was not lifted and Bullfighting is no longer allowed.