Arènes Maurice-Lauche

The Arènes Maurice-Lauche (French: [aʁɛn mɔʁis loʃ]) are[note 1] a bullring in the town of Aire-sur-l'Adour, Landes in the south of France.

They began in the 16th century, when bull runs took place on workdays outside the cathedral; the Church, of course, forbade such things on Sundays and holidays.

[3] The opening day was marked with a celebratory bullfight with the bullfighters Dámaso González, Francisco Ruíz Miguel, and Antonio José Galán taking turns fighting the bulls that were supplied that day by the Infante da Cámara ranch.

[4] The Aire-sur-l'Adour bullring had a reinauguration on 21 May 1997, and it was at this time that it was dubbed Arènes Maurice-Lauche, a name that it still bears to this day.

[3] Maurice Lauche was town council secretary general, and also a great bullfighting aficionado, and the new bullring was a project that he worked to realize.

[3] Adjoining the main structure is a broad patio for cuadrillas, surrounded by an infirmary, a bullfighter's chapel, and a big stable for the horses.

The special guest for the celebration was Francisco Ruíz Miguel, who had been one of the bullfighters on the bill for the inaugural corrida at the then new bullring.

After being attended at the bullring's own infirmary, where the injury's seriousness became quite obvious, Fandiño was transferred to the Hôpital Layné in Mont-de-Marsan, where he died of cardiac arrest.

[8] Four days after this event, the bullring was open for a four-hour period for those who wished to "share a moment of reflection and homage" with Iván Fandiño.