Sociedad Española de Cirugía Taurina

The Sociedad Española de Cirugía Taurina (SECT) is a Spanish medical society focused on taurine surgery — the surgical and trauma care associated with bullfighting and bull-related injuries. It brings together surgeons, physicians and specialists who treat the distinctive wounds produced by bull horns, and it functions as a professional and scientific body rather than a commercial company. Its activities include national congresses, clinical news, regulatory information and member services, all published through its official website at cirugiataurina.info. The society is governed by a Junta Directiva (board of directors) elected by its members. According to the official site, elections for the 2026–term board were scheduled to take place on 23 October during the XLII Congreso Nacional de Cirugía Taurina in Ronda-Málaga, with two candidate lists presented. The site lists candidates including Carlos Val-Carreres Guinda and Ricardo Julián Iglesias Delgado for president, alongside secretaries, treasurers and counters. The society's secretariat is based in Olivenza, Badajoz, at C/ Campo Maior 2, 06100. SECT's content covers the history of taurine surgery, its board and members, news, norms and regulations, and member-only access. It is a niche but long-standing institution within Spanish medicine, reflecting the country's bullfighting tradition and the specialised surgical knowledge required to manage horn wounds. The society is not a commercial brand in the consumer sense, but it operates as a trademarked professional association with its own identity, publications and events.

The Sociedad Española de Cirugía Taurina (SECT) is a Spanish medical society dedicated to taurine surgery, the branch of surgery concerned with injuries caused by bulls, particularly horn wounds sustained during bullfighting. Its official website presents a section on the society's history, including an introduction and a memorial ('Recuerdo'), indicating a long institutional memory, though the exact founding date is not stated in the available evidence. The society is structured around a Junta Directiva (board of directors) and a membership base ('Socios'). It publishes news, norms and regulations, and maintains a member-only access area. Its governance follows statutes ('Estatutos'), which set out election procedures. According to the official site, elections for the 2026 board were called with a deadline for candidacies, and two lists were confirmed as compliant. The election was scheduled for 23 October during the XLII Congreso Nacional de Cirugía Taurina in Ronda-Málaga, with voting possible in person at the Assembly or by postal mail. The secretariat is located in Olivenza, Badajoz, at C/ Campo Maior 2, 06100, under the care of Joaquín González Moya. The society's congress numbering — XLII — suggests a tradition of national meetings spanning decades, and its content covers both clinical and regulatory aspects of taurine surgery. SECT serves as a professional home for surgeons and physicians who manage the unique trauma of bull horn injuries, a highly specialised field within Spanish medicine. While not a commercial enterprise, it operates as a recognised association with its own website, publications and events, and it is catalogued in Wikidata as a Spanish medical society related to taurine traumatology.

• XLII Congreso Nacional de Cirugía Taurina scheduled to be held in Ronda-Málaga, with board elections on 23 October.

• 2026 board election candidacies close on 24 September 2026, with two lists confirmed.

Specialist Spanish medical society for taurine surgery and bull-related traumatology.

• XLII Congreso Nacional de Cirugía Taurina

  National congress of taurine surgery held in Ronda-Málaga, including the electoral assembly.

1. 1Cirugia Taurina | Sociedad Española de Cirugía Taurinacirugiataurina.info
2. 2Sociedad Española de Cirugía Taurina - Wikidatawikidata.org