Photo Gallery: Pamplona Bulls Take on Matadors, Revelers

Photo Gallery: Pamplona Bulls Take on Matadors, Revelers
Photo Gallery: Pamplona Bulls Take on Matadors, Revelers
Photo Gallery: Pamplona Bulls Take on Matadors, Revelers
Photo Gallery: Pamplona Bulls Take on Matadors, Revelers
Photo Gallery: Pamplona Bulls Take on Matadors, Revelers
Photo Gallery: Pamplona Bulls Take on Matadors, Revelers
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Spanish bullfighter Luis Miguel Encabo, second from left, is set up by his "flagmen" before fighting in the bullring of Pamplona, Spain on July 8, 2007.

The outfits of the toreros (matadors)—called "suits of lights", or traje de luces—are influenced by 18th-century Andalusian clothing.

In a traditional Spanish bullfight three matadors fight two bulls each. Two lancers, three banderillos (flagmen) and a sword servant assist each matador.

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