The View from Hemingway’s Seat @ Plaza de Toros, Madrid, SPAIN

May 2, 2016Plaza de Toros
May 2nd of each year marks the Corrida Goyesca, a special bullfight held in Madrid‘s famous Plaza de Toros.  It commemorates the work of artist, Francisco Goya.  I was fortunate to get front row seats behind the matadors where Hemingway famously sat on many occasions.  Regardless of your sentiments toward bull fighting, I was in awe of the history, art, and spectacle. One cannot help but admire the athletic prowess of the men that wield the capes as their only defense in front of the raging toros.
Toros GoyescaHemingway's Seat

 

Ivan Vicente
Ivan Vicente
Toros 3
Juan del Alamo
winner toros
Juan del Alamo

 

 

 

Toros 2
Miguel Abellan

Toros One

 

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David-Michael Harding is a life-long writer whose work has appeared in numerous national publications. His historical short story, “Forever Beneath the Celtic Sea,” which details the sinking of the passenger liner Lusitania, was runner-up in the Southeast Regional Arts Council Awards. His novella, The Cats of Savone was the recipient of an International PEN Award. He holds a master’s degree in education, and currently works as an adjunct professor of writing and resides in Tampa, Florida. Most of his days are spent writing from the cockpit of his sailboat, Pegasus, somewhere off the Nature Coast of Florida in the Gulf of Mexico.

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