| Bulls of Guisando | |
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| Native name Toros de Guisando (Spanish) | |
 The Bulls of Guisando | |
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| Location | El Tiemblo (Ávila), Spain |
| Type | Non-movable |
| Criteria | Historic site |
| Designated | 5 February 1954 |
| Reference no. | RI-54-0000010 |
TheBulls of Guisando (Spanish:Toros de Guisando) are a set of ancientsculptures located on the hill of Guisando in the municipality ofEl Tiemblo,Ávila,Spain. The four sculptures, made ofgranite, representquadrupeds identified asbulls orpigs. The balance of opinion favours bulls: there are holes which have been interpreted as sockets for horns.
The Bulls of Guisando are examples of a type of ancient sculpture calledverracos of which hundreds are known. They are associated with the territory of the pre-Roman peoples known as theVettones. 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.
The field around the Bulls was the place where theTreaty of the Bulls of Guisando was signed betweenHenry IV of Castile and his half-sisterIsabella of Castile on September 18, 1468, which granted her the title ofPrincess of Asturias thus ending a civil war inCastile.
The Bulls are also a recurrent feature inSpanish literature. For instance,Miguel de Cervantes references them several times throughout his novelDon Quixote.[1]Federico García Lorca uses their symbolic value in hisLlanto por la muerte de Ignacio Sánchez Mejías:
The bulls are protected in Spain's heritage listings as aBien de Interés Cultural (Property of Cultural Interest), being classified as aSitio histórico or historic site.
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