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La estatua ecuestre de Franco. Franco's equestrian statue.

Item

FF00102_0001.jpg

Dublin Core

Title

La estatua ecuestre de Franco. Franco's equestrian statue.

Subject

Editorial Cartoons -- United States -- 20th century; Caricatura editorial -- Estados Unidos -- siglo XX; Spanish Civil War (1936-1939); Guerra Civil española (1936-1939);

Description

Franco is holding a half moon, which symbolizes his Moorish Guard. Instead of a horse, he is sitting on a pile of donkey manure. The drawing was first published in Bombas de mano (1938) to illustrate a satirical poem mocking Franco.

Creator

Francisco Huerta (fecha desconocida-1943)

Publisher

España Libre (New York, 1939-1977);

Date

1943-04-16

Rights

Francisco Huerta (fecha desconocida-1943)

Format

JPEG

Language

Spanish

Type

Still Image

Identifier

FF00102_0001

Coverage

España; Spain

Scripto

Transcription

Franco sostiene media luna en referencia a su Guardia Mora. En lugar de un caballo, está sentado en estiércol de asno. La caricatura se publicó primero en Bombas de mano (1938) e ilustraba un poema satírico en contra de Franco.

Citation

Francisco Huerta (fecha desconocida-1943) , “La estatua ecuestre de Franco. Franco's equestrian statue.,” Recovering the US Hispanic Literary Heritage Digital Collections, accessed November 21, 2024, http://usldhrecovery.uh.edu/items/show/3330.