3 – The Torico's by jorgesanchez

Teruel - Spain Torico means Little Bull. People in Teruel and in the whole Aragon have tendency to form the diminutives with the termination “ico”, instead of “ito” or “illo”, as in the rest of Spain. The Torico square is the centre of Teruel; it is our “Picadilly Circus”. Look at the torico at the top of the monument.

Uploaded: Feb, 28 2009 | Taken: Nov, 07 2008| Viewed: 38 times  | 3 votes Camera: NIKON | Model: E5600 | Exposure 10/1978s, ISO 50 | FLength: 5mm | SW: E5600v1.0

porto - Feb, 28 2009 10:02am Superb Jorge,and interesting. frenchfrog - Feb, 28 2009 01:02pm Very Interesting! Lovely place I love the torico! excellent in 1024! jorgesanchez - Feb, 28 2009 01:02pm Isabel: Thanks. I advise you to visit Teruel if you come to Spain. Teruel is the deep Spain, no tourists, pleasant places to visit. A really wonder of town. robynallen - Feb, 28 2009 08:02pm Jorge,Love the pale blue building. Such character. The torret/lookout at the top what would the purpose of that originally been for? jorgesanchez - Mar, 01 2009 06:03am Fred: thanks for your comment. I also like this square and the little bull. jorgesanchez - Mar, 01 2009 06:03am Petra: that small statue, little bull, is already in that square 150 years. Bull is the symbol of Spain. In Teruel they like the bull fighting very much (I do not like bull fighting at all!). porto - Mar, 01 2009 06:03am Thanks Jorge,Teruel does indeed look like an interesting place to visit. pesu - Mar, 01 2009 06:03am Jorge: Thanks for this information though I hadn't commented that pic before. I like it and this place very much as I like so many other beautiful places in Spain. Unfortunately I've never been in Teruel though. And: you are absolutely right about bull fighting. jorgesanchez - Mar, 01 2009 07:03am Robynallen: thanks for your comment. The bull is a Spanish symbol. It is small the statue because the pillar too is small. That is why is called Torico (little bull). jorgesanchez - Mar, 01 2009 07:03am Petra: sorry, the comment was Robynallen's! But you comment so often the pictures that I gave for granted that it was your comment! pesu - Mar, 01 2009 07:03am Jorge: You can be sure that there's no danger to have to read my comments about your contribution any longer. :) jacko1 - Mar, 01 2009 10:03am I also not in favour of bullfighting but there are far more instances of cruelty to children and underprivileged people in the world to hold my attention than this. Good pic Jorge.