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Ginebra
The International Commission of Jurists gives Francisco Franco its report entitled El imperio de la Ley (1962) that negatively affects the entry of Spain in the European Economic Community.Tags Antifascism -- United States; Caricatura editorial -- Estados Unidos -- siglo XX; Comunidad Económica Europea; Editorial Cartoons -- United States -- 20th century; European Economic Community; Francisco Franco Bahamonde; international relations; Periodicals -- United States; relaciones internacionales -
Dorian Gray
Dorian Gray.
Francisco Franco, drawn as an old man and self-proclaimed King of Spain, looks at his reflection in his portrait. He sees a young lieutenant who is burning in hell.
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Flautista. Flute player.
One of the miners from the Asturias strike is depicted as a Pied Piper of Hamelin (the Legendary character). Spanish intellectuals, students, and workers might follow his tune. -
!Cría Cuervos!...
A short Franco kicks a tall Uncle Sam in the knee, which causes Uncle Sam cold sweats. The medals of honor from Franco’s army uniform fall to the floor with the force of the kick. -
1964
A man who represents public opinion in Spain is bound and guarded by a distracted Civil Guard. A small child holds a blanket that has 1964 written on it. The child tiptoes toward the bound man with a pair of scissors in his hand, ready to set the man free.Tags Anti-fascist Cultures -- United States; Antifascist Movements --Resistencia antifascista; Caricatura Editorial; Caricatura editorial -- Estados Unidos -- siglo XX; Culturas Antifascistas -- Estados Unidos; Editorial Cartoons -- United States -- 20th century; España Libre (New York, 1939-1977); Fascism -- Spain -- 1939-1975; Fascismo -- España -- 1939-1975; Military surveillance -- Spain; Opinión pública -- España; Public opinion -- Spain; Sociedades Hispanas Confederadas de los Estados Unidos de Norte América (SHC)--United States; Vigilancia Militar -- España -
Apretón de manos. Handshake.
The name of the two Spanish labor unions, UGT and CNT, are written on the sleeves of two shaking hands, which are also strangling Francisco Franco. -
El gran fariseo. The Great Hypocrite.
Franco is dramatically crying over the death of Pope John XXIII. The Generalissimo is standing on a pile of skulls and bones. In the pile of bones, Aragonés places banners with the names of those who died defending democracy during the Spanish Civil War, died in exile, or were assassinated under Fascist rulers.Tags Antifascism -- United States; Antifascistas -- España; Antifascists -- Spain; Aragonés, Sergio, 1937-; Besteiro, Julián, 1870-1940; Caricatura editorial -- Estados Unidos -- siglo XX; Companys i Jover, Lluís, 1882-1940; Disidentes -- España; Dissenters -- Spain; Editorial Cartoons -- United States -- 20th century; Fosas communes -- España; Franco, Francisco, 1892-1975; Grimau García, Julián, 1911-1963; Largo Caballero, Francisco, 1869-1946; Mass graves -- Spain; Moreno Barranco, Miguel,1932-1963; Nacional Catolicismo -- España; National Catholicism -- Spain; Peiró, Joan, 1887-1942; Periodicals -- United States; Political repression -- Spain; Pope John XXIII; Popes; Represión Política -- España; Sociedades Hispanas Confederadas de los Estados Unidos de Norte América (SHC) -- United States; Zugadi Garmendia, Luís, 1897-1938 -
José Nieto Ruiz
In the first panel, Spanish refugee José Nieto Ruiz escapes Spain when Franco is about to cut his throat. A square bubble reads "Anti-Franco Militant." In the second panel, Nieto escapes Cuba when Castro is about to beat him to death. A square bubble reads "Anti-Castro Militant." In the third panel, Nieto Ruiz is relieved to be in the United States and shouts, “Freedom!!” However, in the fourth panel Uncle Sam apologizes with a brief “Sorry.. only Cubans.” In the firth panel, Nieto Ruiz is bewildered and says, “I am against Communism! I am against totalitarianism! I am a democrat! What can I do?Tags Anti-fascist Cultures -- United States; Caricatura Editorial; Caricatura editorial -- Estados Unidos -- siglo XX; Culturas Antifascistas--Estados Unidos; Deportación -- Estados Unidos; Deportation -- United States; Editorial Cartoons -- United States -- 20th century; España Libre (New York, 1939-1977); Fascism -- Spain -- 1939-1975; Fascismo -- España -- 1939-1975; Nieto Ruiz, José, 1935-; Nieto Ruiz, José, 1937-2023; Refugees -- 20th Century; Refugiados -- siglo XX; Sociedades Hispanas Confederadas de los Estados Unidos de Norte América (SHC) -- United States -
Mercado Común. Common Market
A cartoon belittles Franco’s intentions to enter the European Union. An old Franco, dressed in his military uniform, rides an emaciated horse toward the European Union. The horse is blindfolded, and the flies buzzing around it are waiting for its imminent death. The dying horse carries a banner that reads “Freedom of The Press." It's clear that it will be hard to get there with this horse. The barren soil contrasts with Franco’s corpulence.