Have you ever wondered where the name Sales comes from? The new plaza was built on land that was called Holy Spirit Sales, hence its name.

The works began in 1922 under the direction of the architects José Espeliú y Manuel Muñoz Monasterio. In 1931 the Monumental of Madrid was inaugurated, the class of bulls from Las Ventas del Espíritu Santo; which was still unfinished. The first celebration was scheduled for June 17, 1931. Then the works continued but Espeliú died without seeing it finished. Built in exposed brick on a metal structure, the neo-Mudejar style that we see so much in Madrid.

The decoration is the work of Manuel Muñoz Monasterio and was made with ceramic tiles in which the coat of arms of all the Spanish provinces and other ornamental motifs appear.

They also call it the Monumental, and of course due to its size it is no wonder. It is the largest in Spain, with 45.800 square meters and capacity for 23.797 people. Its arena, with a diameter of 60 meters, is also one of the largest in the world, after that of the Ronda Bullring (which is often cited as the oldest in Spain, an honor that seems to go to the chestnut tree of Béjar). , In Salamanca). Las Ventas is the third largest capacity plaza in the world after the Monumental in Mexico and the Plaza de Toros in Valencia (Venezuela).

Now you will know something more when you pass through its vicinity, right?

A abrazo.