There are about 90 examples of the bull set up irregularly throughout Spain. What were they originally used for?
as advertising bullfights
as a boundaries of regions
as a symbol of Spanish folklore
as advertisements of brandy
The Osborne sherry company erected large images of bulls starting in 1956 to advertise their Brandy de Jerez. In 1994 a law that prohibited all roadside advertising of alcoholic beverages came into being; as a result of the protests, bulls have not been liquidated, have become a part of the landscape and have "aesthetic or cultural significance".
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