spanish people love sports. they have 2 very high profile sports that became their nation symbol of competitiveness. football and bullfighting. they're the nation of 'macho' as the whole community, even their women too. not just on national level, even their cities held events, each territories trying to 'grab' and explore various sports to define their regions and branding their identities to each different sports. they're like the romans before, trying to claim certain sports for their own regions against the national level. it means a lot to them. it was like in malaysia where if swimming or water involved, you can be sure sarawak to claim that. that's how spain damn successful in sports