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the history of this city isn’t all bleak. In fact, many great artists, poets and inventors lived in Ronda. Ernest Hemingway and Orson Welles both summered here and set some of their stories in the area. One of George Eliot’s characters was from Ronda and there is speculation Eliot’s ancestors may have originated there. The Andalusian flag and coat of arms were also designed in Ronda and, more recently, Giorgio Armani was inspired to design a costume for one of the famous bullfights.
In fact, of all the cultural activities in Ronda, the most important was the development of modern bullfighting. Pedro Romero, who came from a long line of Ronda bullfighters, founded the tradition of facing the bull on foot, rather than on horseback. His family was also responsible for the use of the cape and a specially designed sword.
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