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Bulls of Guisando

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44: 373: 178:. The Bulls may have been made during the 2nd century BCE. Whether they are in their original position is debatable. There are some Latin graffiti on them which may mean they were repositioned in Roman times. 388: 316: 324: 363: 398: 378: 182: 368: 275: 74: 383: 219: 393: 174:
of which hundreds are known. They are associated with the territory of the pre-Roman peoples known as the
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The Bulls of Guisando are examples of a type of ancient sculpture called
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Bien de Interés Cultural landmarks in the Province of Ávila
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The bulls are protected in Spain's heritage listings as a
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located on the hill of Guisando in the municipality of
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on September 18, 1468, which granted her the title of
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Spanish

El Tiemblo
Ávila
Spanish Cultural Heritage
Spanish
sculptures
El Tiemblo
Ávila
Spain
granite
quadrupeds
bulls
pigs
verracos
Vettones
Treaty of the Bulls of Guisando
Henry IV of Castile
Isabella of Castile
Princess of Asturias
Castile
Spanish literature
Miguel de Cervantes
Don Quixote
Federico García Lorca
Bien de Interés Cultural
Don Quixote, chapter XIV
Pictures of the Bulls of Guisando
40°21′41.7″N 4°26′30.56″W / 40.361583°N 4.4418222°W / 40.361583; -4.4418222
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