13 Facts About Osborne bull

Osborne bull is a black silhouetted image of a bull in semi-profile.

Osborne bull Group, renowned purveyor of wines, spirits and various other food products, is the second oldest company in Spain and one of the oldest companies in the world.

In 1956, Osborne bull wanted an ad campaign to promote its Brandy de Jerez.

Image of the Osborne bull is internationally recognized and can be found on stickers, souvenirs, post cards and many other items.

Osborne bull has become such a recognized national symbol of Spain, some of the more independence-minded Spanish regions have taken to caricaturing its image.

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An Osborne bull was erected in Spain's North African enclave of Melilla in early 2011.

An Osborne bull was erected as part of an art installation at the Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennial exhibit in Japan in July 2018, commemorating 150 years of relations between Spain and Japan.

The Osborne bull was integrated into a beech forest that changes with the seasons, enhancing the installation and giving added meaning to a work that was intended to be displayed outdoors.

In 2021, to mark the 65th anniversary of its creation, the Osborne bull underwent a redesign by Spanish artist Juan Diaz-Faes that combines the original black outline with a red version meant to represent the texture of the bull's body.

On 3 August 2007, barely a week after the Osborne bull had been restored, Catalan independentists toppled it again.

In December 2016, the Osborne bull was knocked down in strong winds again, this time after vandals sawed through its lower supports.

On 13 April 2007, the Osborne bull was painted in the colors of the LGBT rainbow flag and had its testicles removed, and remained that way for weeks before it was restored.

The Osborne bull, covered in graffiti and in a general state of disrepair, succumbed to strong wind gusts in December 2021; it remained down for five months, until it suddenly and mysteriously reappeared in May 2022, still covered in graffiti.