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| Full name | Plaza de Toros de La Merced |
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| Location | Huelva, Spain |
| Coordinates | 37°15′56″N6°57′06″W / 37.265583°N 6.951694°W Coordinates: 37°15′56″N6°57′06″W / 37.265583°N 6.951694°W |
| Capacity | 15,000 |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1902 |
| Renovated | 1968 |
Plaza de Toros de Merced is a bullring in Huelva, Spain. It is currently used for bull fighting. The stadium holds 15,000 spectators. It was opened in 1902. [1]
A bullring is an arena where bullfighting is performed. Bullrings are often associated with the Iberian Peninsula, but they can also be found through Iberian America. Bullrings are often historic and culturally significant centres that bear many structural similarities to the Roman amphitheatre.
Huelva is a city in southwestern Spain, the capital of the province of Huelva in the autonomous region of Andalusia. It is located along the Gulf of Cádiz coast, at the confluence of the Odiel and Tinto rivers. According to the 2010 census, the city had a population of 149,410. Huelva is home to Recreativo de Huelva, the oldest football club in Spain.
Spain, officially the Kingdom of Spain, is a country mostly located in Europe. Its continental European territory is situated on the Iberian Peninsula. Its territory also includes two archipelagoes: the Canary Islands off the coast of Africa, and the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean Sea. The African enclaves of Ceuta, Melilla, and Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera make Spain the only European country to have a physical border with an African country (Morocco). Several small islands in the Alboran Sea are also part of Spanish territory. The country's mainland is bordered to the south and east by the Mediterranean Sea except for a small land boundary with Gibraltar; to the north and northeast by France, Andorra, and the Bay of Biscay; and to the west and northwest by Portugal and the Atlantic Ocean.
