Mundo Hispánico
Spanish cultural and political magazine (1948–1977)
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Mundo Hispánico (Spanish: Hispanic World) was a monthly cultural and political magazine which existed between 1948 and 1977. The subtitle of the magazine was La revista de veintitrés países (Spanish: The Twenty-Three Country Magazine) which indicated the fact that it did not only target readers in Spain, but also those in Latin America.[1] It was one of the publications which supported the Francoist rule.[2]
History and profile
Mundo Hispánico was launched in Madrid in February 1948.[1][3] Alfredo Sánchez Bella was the founder of the magazine which was published by the Institute of Hispanic Culture (IHC).[3][4] It was the second publication launched by the IHC.[1] Its format was large, and the magazine contained full-colour photographs.[1] Mundo Hispánico folded in December 1977 after the publication of its 357th issue.[3]
Contributors and content
Major contributors of Mundo Hispánico included Tono, Miguel Mihura, López Rubio, Estebita, Máximo, Cebrián, Mena, Munoa, Picazo, Chumy Chúmez, Cesc, Luis Medrano and Zeus.[5] Enrique Herreros worked for the magazine being responsible for the selection of the drawings.[5]
Frequent topics featured in Mundo Hispánico were Spain’s colonial past, classical and contemporary Spanish art and architecture, technical innovations, Spanish cinema and fashion and bullfighting.[1] It published special issues for the leading figures of the Spanish cultural tradition such as the painter Francisco Goya.[6] In addition, Mundo Hispánico responded the negative reports and comments about Spain by the US magazines such as Life.[2]