''La Codorniz'' (Spanish: ''The Quail'') was a weekly satirical magazine which was published in Madrid, Spain, between 1941 and 1978. From its start to 1951 its subtitle was ''Revista de Humor'' (Spanish: ''Humor Magazine''). Then it was changed to ''La revista más audaz para el lector más inteligente'' (Spanish: ''The most audacious magazine for the most intelligent reader''). It is often cited as the most known Spanish satirical magazine in the

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and transition period.

History and profile

''La Codorniz'' was launched by

Miguel Mihura Miguel Mihura Santos (21 July 1905, in Madrid – 27 October 1977) was a Spanish playwright. He is best known for his comedy '' Tres sombreros de copa'' (1952), a work of absurd humor that predates similar works by Beckett or Ionesco and ...

in 1941.

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was instrumental in the establishment of the magazine which was the successor of another satirical magazine entitled '' La Ametralladora'' (Spanish: ''The Machine Gun''). The first issue of ''La Codorniz'' appeared on 8 June 1941. ''La Codorniz'' was published in Madrid on a weekly basis. In 1944 Mihura sold ''La Codorniz''. The magazine was edited by the following: Miguel Mihura (June 1941–June 1944),

Álvaro de Laiglesia Álvaro de Laiglesia (9 September 1922 - 1 August 1981) was a Spanish writer and humorist. Life and works Álvaro de Laiglesia was born in San Sebastián on the country's north Atlantic coast, although the family base at this point was still in M ...

(1944–1977) and

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(1977–1978). During the editorship of Mihura the magazine adopted an

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humor approach. Under Álvaro de Laiglesia it focused on social satire and realistic humor. In 1944 the owner of the magazine became La Vanguardia Española led by Carlos Godó Valls. Following this change the headquarters of the magazine moved to Barcelona. Fernando Perdiguero was the long-term managing editor of ''La Codorniz'' who served in the post until his death in 1970. ''La Codorniz'' featured work by well-known artists, including Tono, Chumy Chúmez, Forges, Gayo, Julio Cebrián, Kalikrates, Madrigal, Máximo, Mingote and Manuel Summers. The magazine did not have a political agenda, and as a result, its contributors were from different political ideologies. However, the magazine was censored and suspended in 1973 and 1975. Its contributors and other Spanish journalists were subject to death threats in 1976. ''La Codorniz'' folded following the publication of the final issue dated 17 December 1978 due to low revenues. ''La Codorniz'' inspired many satirical magazine, including '' El Jueves''.

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