Lienzo charro
Type of arena
title: "Lienzo charro" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["charreada", "rodeo-in-mexico", "culture-of-mexico", "spanish-language", "sport-in-mexico", "sports-originating-in-mexico", "pastoralists", "national-symbols-of-mexico"] description: "Type of arena" topic_path: "geography/mexico" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lienzo_charro" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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A lienzo charro (plural lienzos charros) is an arena where charros hold the events of charreada, coleadero and jaripeo. American rodeo events may also take place at a lienzo charro.
A lienzo has two areas: one 60 x and a second, circular area 40 m in diameter. Charreada is a team competition in which teams go head-to-head to win points in different competitions. The team with the most points at the end wins. The coleadero, also known as the torneo de colas, is a multi- or single-competitor event in which a mounted charro throws a bull to the ground by catching its tail, wrapping it under his leg, and making a turn. The lienzo charro may be enclosed to accommodate jaripeo competitions, as well as American rodeo events.
References
References
- (2002). "Art of the Charrería: A Mexican Tradition". Autry National Center.
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