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Ronda| Town in the province of Málaga, southern Spain; population (1991 est) 33,700. It stands on the edge of a rocky plateau, and is divided in two by El Tajo (‘the cliff’), a 160 m/525 ft deep gorge. Industries include horse breeding, leather goods, and wine. The town has one of the oldest and largest bullrings in Spain. |
| Ronda was colonized by the Moors in 711, and they maintained control until the late 15th century. The town's location acted as a natural fortress, meaning that the town was one of the last to be occupied during the Christian Reconquista. |
| El Tajo is spanned by an 18th-century stone bridge, known as Ponte Nuevo (‘new bridge’), that once contained a prison. The gorge divides the medieval and the modern parts of the town. |
| Pedro Romero, a carpenter from Ronda, refined and codified the bullfight in the 18th century. He was famous for having killed over 5,000 bulls in his career. |
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