San Fermín 1976 · Pamplona, Spain

The Encierro
of 1976

July 6 to 14, 1976. Eight encierros at 8:00 AM, with the bulls of every morning named in El País.

Encierro.com · Historical Record

No Deaths

Encierro Deaths

1976

Year

Founder's Perspective

Looking Back at 1976

Dennis Clancey · Founder, Encierro.com

Looking back at 1976, the morning I keep coming back to is July 12, when the encierro of Arranz and Ramón Sánchez bulls lasted a quarter of an hour, El País reported. The next day six Pablo Romero bulls covered the route in 3 minutes 30 seconds. Same street, same hour, two very different runs: that is the encierro.

Dennis Clancey, Founder · Encierro.com

Historical Context

San Fermín 1976

July 6 to 14, 1976.

Eight ganaderías ran in 1976, from Osborne Domecq on July 7 to Torrestrella on July 14.

The chupinazo opened the fiesta on July 6, 1976.

The encierros themselves ran at 8:00 AM, the start time that had replaced the earlier 7:00 AM in 1974.

The Eight Runs

Encierros, July 7-14, 1976

El País reports of the week name the bulls of each day: Osborne Domecq, Guardiola Soto, Benítez Cubero, Martínez Elizondo, Tulio e Isaías Vázquez, Arranz and Ramón Sánchez, Pablo Romero and Torrestrella.

July 7, 1976 · First Run

Opening Encierro

Ganadería: Osborne Domecq

8:00 AM

July 8, 1976 · Second Run

Second Encierro

Ganadería: Guardiola Soto

8:00 AM

Juan Guardiola bulls were fought in the second corrida that afternoon, El País reported.

July 9, 1976 · Third Run

Third Encierro

Ganadería: Benítez Cubero

8:00 AM

Benítez Cubero bulls were fought in the third corrida that afternoon, El País reported.

July 10, 1976 · Fourth Run

Fourth Encierro

Ganadería: Martínez Elizondo

8:00 AM

Martínez Elizondo bulls were fought in the fourth corrida that afternoon, El País reported.

July 11, 1976 · Fifth Run

Fifth Encierro

Ganadería: Tulio e Isaías Vázquez

8:00 AM

Tulio Vázquez bulls were fought that afternoon, El País reported.

July 12, 1976 · Sixth Run

Sixth Encierro

Ganadería: Manuel Arranz and Ramón Sánchez

8:00 AM

The corrida that afternoon was of Arranz and Ramón Sánchez bulls, El País reported. The encierro lasted a quarter of an hour.

July 13, 1976 · Seventh Run

Seventh Encierro

Ganadería: Pablo Romero

8:00 AM

Six bulls of the heirs of Pablo Romero ran in 3 minutes 30 seconds; one runner was treated, El País reported.

July 14, 1976 · Eighth Run

Closing Encierro

Ganadería: Torrestrella

8:00 AM

Official Poster

Official: Cartel de San Fermín 1976

The 1976 poster was designed by Antonio Porres Miñarro.

Artist: Antonio Porres Miñarro

Year: 1976

The full archive of San Fermín cartels, including 1976, is available through the official city tourism site: pamplona.es/turismo/sanfermin/carteles.

Pamplona in 1976

The City and the Fiestas

The encierros at 8:00 AM in July 1976.

In July 1976, the encierros ran on eight consecutive mornings, July 7 to 14. On July 13, six bulls of the heirs of Pablo Romero ran in 3 minutes 30 seconds, El País reported.

The encierros ran at 8:00 AM, the start time adopted in 1974.

Resources and Archives

Key Moments of San Fermín 1976

July 6, 1976

Chupinazo. The 1976 fiesta opens.

July 14, 1976

Pobre de Mí. The final encierro runs in the morning. That night the farewell ceremony closes the 1976 fiestas.

Frequently Asked Questions

San Fermín 1976 FAQ

Which ganaderías ran in the 1976 encierros?

El País reports of the week name the bulls of each morning: Osborne Domecq on July 7, Guardiola Soto on July 8, Benítez Cubero on July 9, Martínez Elizondo on July 10, Tulio e Isaías Vázquez on July 11, Manuel Arranz and Ramón Sánchez on July 12, Pablo Romero on July 13 and Torrestrella on July 14.

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San Fermín Through the Years

The encierro has run every July since the early modern period. Explore the years surrounding 1976 or browse the full historical archive.

On the record

Sources

Every fact on this page is checked against these sources. Where sources disagreed, the one closest to the day won.

El Encierro (magazine) 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
El Debate, "Ocho ganaderias pondran a prueba a los corredores de San Fermin (F. J. Diaz Hijon)", 2026-07-08. eldebate.com
Ayuntamiento de Pamplona, "Carteles de San Fermín (official poster archive)". pamplona.es