Nicaragua's parliament banned this Spanish-style event in December 2010 with a new animal protection law. In the Philippines, records show it was already being held as early as 1619, brought there by Spanish rulers. Which very old event, still legal in Mexico and parts of southern France, do the two former Spanish colonies share?

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Bullfighting. Spanish-style bullfighting spread to Spain's colonies starting in the 1500s. Records show it in the Philippines as early as 1619, brought by Spanish rulers. Nicaragua banned it in December 2010 with a new animal protection law. The event still happens today in Mexico, Peru, southern France and Portugal.