1997 O último Tourada à Corda no Campo Divino Espírito Santo, Lowell, MA

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1997 O último Tourada à Corda no Campo Divino Espírito Santo, Lowell, MA

1997-08-24

Footage of the third bullfight of the year (1997) and the last bullfight in Lowell, MA. Occurred in the Holy Ghost Park in Lowell, MA. The introduction to the video explains that the animal husbandry (ganadaria) was managed by Jose Bettencourt and lists some of the bullfighters and other details about the fight itself.

Contains footage of one of the bullfighters being tended to by emergency officials after being wounded and another falling injured during the fight and being headbutted by the bull in the arena. Also contains footage of news broadcasts from that night reporting on the story of the bull escaping the bullfighting ring and running downtown, leading to it goring and injuring a Lowell police officer and another bystander.

Permission to link out to YouTube page granted by Januario's son, Rob Leal.

UMass Lowell, Center for Lowell History

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