PLAZA TORO THE ARENES (1950) (Tangier)

Morocco / Tangier-Tetouan / Tanger, Tangier / Tangier
 arena, bullring

PLAZA TORO THE ARENES

The bullring Plaza de Toros was built in 1950 by the Spanish. The work took fourteen months. The arena had a capacity of 13,000 spectators. The opening of the Plaza de Toros was on August 27, 1950, with the participation of Toriros espangols and Tangerois. The arena was stocked for activities until Independanse. After the city of Tangier became Moroccan 1957, the arena remained empty without activities until 1970 when the famous and the great Spanish Torero El Cordobes was invited to Tangier to participate in a great bullfight in this arena. Several friends in the neighborhood had the opportunity to see him. What an opportunity. I emphasize here that arenas in the sixties ten years was the property of a son of the district, it was the well known ironworker in Tanger Mr. AYAD L'AAMARTI. The Plaza Toro district has existed for forty years. It has been inhabited by some Spanish breeders. The neighborhood was a breeding area where animals are raised. Three breeders were settled at the Rgayaa trail not far from the arena. Two or three others were on the road to Aouama. There was also an iron factory, another bark in front of Plaza de Toros bullring. The district was at the time in plain nature with a lot of surface. Surrounded by grass everywhere and fields of wheat and barley. Many trees off the roads of Tetouan and Aouama. Some years later, the other families began to move to the neighborhood. Came from different parts of the city of Tangier. The Plaza Plaza Toro was divided into three parts. Part of it is at the Tetouan road called HAOUMA DADI. The second is at the track of Rgayaa at the beginning of the AOUAMA road, it is called HAOUMAT M'RABET, the most popular. The third is called HAOUMA DRAWA where is the mosque. At first the inhabitants had to bring drinking water only in the wells which were at the hill of the charf and Benimakada. After a period a few had the well built at home. A few years later the municipality (Baladiya) had a single drinking water tap (SABILA) built for them at the main road. calls HAOUMAT M'RABET, the most popular. The third is called HAOUMA DRAWA where is the mosque. At first the inhabitants had to bring drinking water only in the wells which were at the hill of the charf and Benimakada. After a period a few had the well built at home. A few years later the municipality (Baladiya) had a single drinking water tap (SABILA) built for them at the main road. calls HAOUMAT M'RABET, the most popular. The third is called HAOUMA DRAWA where is the mosque. At first the inhabitants had to bring drinking water only in the wells which were at the hill of the charf and Benimakada. After a period a few had the well built at home. A few years later the municipality (Baladiya) had a single drinking water tap (SABILA) built for them at the main road.
Water and electricity arrived in about 1959-60. The inhabitants of the district had at first to bring their couriers also that to coffee Hammadi (cantina), because at the time the postman did not reach the district. Houses and streets had no numbers. The address for their mail was: Cafè Hammadi, Tetouan road, km 1. Almost all these families preferred to build their houses at the top of the subdivision because they were worried about their children because of the traffic of cars to the main road.
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Coordinates:   35°45'52"N   5°47'47"W

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