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The Plaza de Toros de El Bibio is a bullring located in Gijón, Asturias, Spain. Situated in the neighbourhood of El Bibio, it was inaugurated on August 12, 1888, with a bullfighting with Luis Mazzantini and Rafael Guerra, Guerrita.The bullring was partially destroyed between July and August 1936, in the context of Spanish Civil War. In August 1937, after the city was taken by the Nationalist faction, Francoist troops used its ruins as a temporary concentration camp for Republican prisoners.It was renovated in 1997. On March 20, 1992, it was declared Bien de Interés Cultural.Apart from bullfighting, the ring is also used for music concerts.

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Plaza de Toros de El Bibio
Calle Pintor Marola, Gijón El Coto (Distrito Este)

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Calle Pintor Marola
33204 Gijón, El Coto (Distrito Este)
Asturias, Spain
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