San Fermín 1970: The Running of the Bulls
July 6 to 14, 1970. Encierros at seven in the morning.
Curated by Dennis Clancey
· Founder of Encierro, veteran bull runner
No Deaths
Encierro Deaths
7:00 AM
Start Time
1970
Year
Looking Back at 1970
Dennis Clancey · Founder, Encierro
Looking back at 1970, the encierro was still a seven o’clock run, four years before the start moved to 8:00 AM. The fiesta opened on July 6 as it always did, with the chupinazo and the crowds in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento.
The 1970 encierros passed without fatalities.
Dennis Clancey, Founder, Encierro
1970 in contextThe Encierro in 1970
The 1970 fiesta ran from July 6 to July 14, opening with the traditional chupinazo at noon in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento. The encierros were held each morning at 7:00 AM, the start time in place since 1924, which would remain until 1974, when the hour was moved to 8:00 AM.
Morning by morningEvery 1970 Encierro, Day by Day
The route runs 848.6 metres from Santo Domingo to the bull ring. See the route map.
Tue July 7 · First run
First Run
July 7
7:00 AM start
The first encierro of 1970 took place at 7:00 AM, the standard start time of the era.
Wed July 8 · Second run
Second Run
July 8
The encierro ran at 7:00 AM.
Thu July 9 · Third run
Third Run
July 9
Fri July 10 · Fourth run
Fourth Run
July 10
Sat July 11 · Fifth run
Fifth Run
July 11
Sun July 12 · Sixth run
Sixth Run
July 12
The 7:00 AM start time would change in 1974 with the move to 8:00 AM.
Mon July 13 · Seventh run
Seventh Run
July 13
Tue July 14 · Eighth run
Eighth Run
July 14
The Stories the Numbers Leave Out
The hour
Four More Years at Seven
In 1970 the encierro still started at 7:00 AM, the hour in place since 1924. The start moved to 8:00 AM with the 1974 fiesta, and 8:00 AM has remained the start time since.
Official Sanfermines Poster, 1970
Cartel: Javier Cejuela.
The 1970 San Fermín poster was designed by Javier Cejuela.
The full archive of San Fermín official posters is maintained by the Ayuntamiento de Pamplona, cartel archive.
Beyond the runThe City in 1970
The chupinazo opened the fiesta at noon on Monday, July 6, 1970. The encierros ran each morning at 7:00 AM. This would change in 1974, when the encierro moved to 8:00 AM.
The fiesta closed at midnight on July 14 with the Pobre de Mí.
The recordHow 1970 Came Together
Key dates in the 1970 fiesta, as the record stands.
1970
The official cartel by Javier Cejuela was announced ahead of the July fiesta.
6 July 1970
The chupinazo opened the fiesta at noon in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento. The vallado was in place along the 848.6-metre route from Santo Domingo to the bullring. The encierros were scheduled to begin the following morning at 7:00 AM.
7 to 14 July 1970
Encierros ran on consecutive mornings at 7:00 AM. No encierro deaths were recorded.
San Fermín 1970, Answered
What time did the encierro start in 1970?
The encierro ran at 7:00 AM in 1970, the start time in place since 1924. In 1974 the start moved to 8:00 AM, and 8:00 AM has remained the start time since.
Were there any deaths in the 1970 encierro?
No deaths are recorded for the 1970 San Fermín encierro.
Sources
Every fact on this page is checked against these sources. Where sources disagreed, the one closest to the day won.
- El Encierro (magazine) n56, via Dialnet, "Arquitecturas alrededor del encierro (Javier Torrens Alzu)", 2020-06. dialnet.unirioja.es
- Ayuntamiento de Pamplona, "Pamplona recordara a los 16 fallecidos en la historia del encierro con adoquines", 2023-12-27. pamplona.es
- Ayuntamiento de Pamplona, "The Encierro (Bullrun)". pamplona.es
- Ayuntamiento de Pamplona, "Carteles de San Fermin (official poster archive)". pamplona.es
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1970 is part of the record. For the years on either side, see San Fermín 1969 or San Fermín 1971.