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The Plaza del Coso

Peñafiel, Campo de Peñafiel, Valladolid

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The Plaza del Coso

Monument · Peñafiel, Campo de Peñafiel, Valladolid

An urban square in Peñafiel, known as the Corro or Corro de los Toros, documented as the site of bullfights since 1433, in the heart of the Middle Ages. Rectangular, about 3,500 square metres, it is enclosed by 48 timber-framed buildings with wooden lintelled balconies, decorated with arabesque motifs and built between the 18th and 19th centuries, which have been climbed since their origin to watch the events in the square. Before bullfights it hosted medieval jousts and tournaments; today it serves as a bullring during the fiestas de San Roque, in August, and as the setting for the Bajada del Ángel (Descent of the Angel) on Easter Sunday. Since it is not presided over by a town hall or a church, it is considered more a palenque than a true main square, although it is credited with being one of the first of its kind in Spain for its singularity.

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