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mgscarsbrook · 09-06-2011, 05:27 AM

Entertainment - Borgia Style!

The Borgia family was of Spanish origin, so on special occasions they often chose to dazzle Rome with one of Spain's most popular spectacles - Bull fighting.

For example, one real-life event that occurs in my novel POISON IN THE BLOOD is the bullfight held to honor Lucrezia's wedding to Alfonso of Aragon. Cesare organized the bullfight to be staged in the park of Cardinal Asciano’s villa. 10,000 spectators watched. Lucrezia and Alfonso sat on a magnificently decorated platform draped with tapestries and lengths of silk. Cesare appeared on the field with a white Barbary steed, in a jewelled harness, and a silver and gold lance. With him, 2 mounted pages rode with lanced bearing banners embroidered with a golden sun. Preceding them, were 12 boys dressed in C’s livery of yellow satin halved with carmine, and also 12 horsemen in the same livery. Cesare killed all 12 bulls set against him...

Quite a show!

09-06-2011, 05:27 AM	#20
mgscarsbrook Connoisseur Posts: 70 Karma: 75000 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Southern California Device: Sony EReader	The Borgias Entertainment - Borgia Style! The Borgia family was of Spanish origin, so on special occasions they often chose to dazzle Rome with one of Spain's most popular spectacles - Bull fighting. For example, one real-life event that occurs in my novel POISON IN THE BLOOD is the bullfight held to honor Lucrezia's wedding to Alfonso of Aragon. Cesare organized the bullfight to be staged in the park of Cardinal Asciano’s villa. 10,000 spectators watched. Lucrezia and Alfonso sat on a magnificently decorated platform draped with tapestries and lengths of silk. Cesare appeared on the field with a white Barbary steed, in a jewelled harness, and a silver and gold lance. With him, 2 mounted pages rode with lanced bearing banners embroidered with a golden sun. Preceding them, were 12 boys dressed in C’s livery of yellow satin halved with carmine, and also 12 horsemen in the same livery. Cesare killed all 12 bulls set against him... Quite a show!