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Bullfighting, in some form or another, has been present in Spain since Roman times. Seville has played a key role in the development of the controversial bloodsport over the intervening centuries.
Curro Romero began his bullfighting career in Camas in 1954 and soon became one of the most succesful bullfighters in Spanish history. He retired in 2000 after one of the longest careers in bullfighting history.
Curro Romero began his bullfighting career in Camas in 1954 and soon became one of the most succesful bullfighters in Spanish history. He retired in 2000 after one of the longest careers in bullfighting history.
Curro Romero began his bullfighting career in Camas in 1954 and soon became one of the most succesful bullfighters in Spanish history. He retired in 2000 after one of the longest careers in bullfighting history.
Tiger fights, or Rampogan, were extremely popular in Java until abolished by European colonialists. Criminals were sometimes pitted against tigers, but the most popular sport of the day involved fights between a buffalo and a caged tiger.<br/><br/>



The Dutch East India Company, or VOC, was a chartered company granted a monopoly by the Dutch government to carry out colonial activities in Asia. It was the first multinational corporation in the world and the first company to issue stock. It was also arguably the world's first megacorporation, possessing quasi-governmental powers, including the ability to wage war, imprison and execute convicts, negotiate treaties, coin money and establish colonies. The VOC was set up in 1602 to gain a foothold in the East Indies (Indonesia) for the Dutch in the lucrative spice trade, which until that point was dominated by the Portuguese. Between 1602 and 1796, the VOC sent almost a million Europeans to work in the Asia trade on 4,785 ships, and netted more than 2.5 million tons of Asian trade goods.