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Black toro bravo resting in a dehesa pasture, the land where fighting bull bloodlines are raised
Bull Breeds & Ganaderías

Six of Pamplona’s Bull Ranches Trace to the Same Root Bloodline. Two Don’t Share Any of It.

Eight ganaderías that have run Pamplona trace to just a handful of root bloodlines. The encaste system explains which share genetics, and which two don't.
Two Ganaderia Miura fighting bulls, chestnut and black coats, in a ranch holding pen
Bull Breeds & Ganaderías

Miura Holds San Fermín’s Longest and Shortest Encierro Records. Neither Happened in a Bullring.

Miura's most extreme entries in San Fermín's record books happened on the street, not in the bullring: the longest encierro ever run, and one of
Black toro bravo grazing in a sunlit oak pasture, representative of ganaderia Dolores Aguirre land
Bull Breeds & Ganaderías

Ganadería Dolores Aguirre Ran Pamplona 15 Times. Its Founder Was Never Andalusian.

Ganaderia Dolores Aguirre history: 15 Pamplona runs through 2014, the Basque founder, and why it's absent from San Fermin today.
Fighting bulls and steers charging through runners on the encierro route, Pamplona
Bull Breeds & Ganaderías

Cebada Gago Has Gored More Pamplona Runners Than Any Other Ranch. Its Bloodline Is Younger Than the Legend.

The history of Ganaderia Cebada Gago: a Cadiz bloodline rebuilt in 1960 that has gored more Pamplona runners than any other San Fermin ranch.
Fighting bulls and steers charging through runners on the encierro route, Pamplona
Bull Breeds & Ganaderías

Núñez del Cuvillo Carries Spain’s Most Famous Breeding Surname, and None of Its Blood

The history of Ganadería Núñez del Cuvillo: a famous Núñez name on a Domecq herd, 12 Pamplona runs since 1995, and the son now running