''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

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. It was one of the publications of the Francoist rule which supported the regime.

History and profile

''Mundo Hispánico'' was launched in Madrid in February 1948.

Alfredo Sánchez Bella Alfredo Sánchez Bella (2 October 1916 – 24 April 1999) was a Spanish politician. In 1948 he founded a magazine entitled '' Mundo Hispánico'' which became one of the state media outlets. He served as Minister of Information and Tourism of Sp ...

was the founder of the magazine which was published by the Institute of Hispanic Culture (IHC). It was the second publication launched by the IHC. Its format was large, and the magazine contained full-colour photographs. ''Mundo Hispánico'' folded in December 1977 after the publication of its 357th issue.

Contributors and content

Major contributors included Tono,

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 t ...

, López Rubio, Estebita, Máximo, Cebrián, Mena, Munoa, Picazo,

Chumy Chúmez Jose María González Castrillo, more known as Chumy Chúmez, (May 8, 1927 - April 10, 2003) was a Spanish cartoon humorist, writer and film director. Biography Born in San Sebastián, Guipúzcoa, received training as mercantile professor and later ...

, Cesc, Luis Medrano and Zeus.

Enrique Herreros Enrique García-Herreros Codesido (29 December 1903 - 18 September 1977) was a Spanish humorist, drafter, poster artist, filmmaker and mountaineer. Luis García Berlanga defined him as the one who invented the promotion and advertising. He found ...

worked for the magazine being responsible for the selection of the drawings. Frequent topics featured in the magazine included Spain’s

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, classical and contemporary

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and

architecture Architecture is the art and technique of designing and building, as distinguished from the skills associated with construction. It is both the process and the product of sketching, conceiving, planning, designing, and constructing buildings ...

, technical innovations,

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and fashion and

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. It published special issues for the leading figures of the Spanish cultural tradition such as the painter

Francisco Goya Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (; ; 30 March 174616 April 1828) was a Spanish romantic painter and printmaker. He is considered the most important Spanish artist of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. His paintings, drawings, and e ...

. In addition, ''Mundo Hispánico'' responded the negative reports and comments about Spain by the US magazines such as ''

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''.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mundo Hispanico 1948 establishments in Spain 1977 disestablishments in Spain Defunct political magazines published in Spain Fascist newspapers and magazines Former state media Francoist Spain Magazines established in 1948 Magazines disestablished in 1977 Magazines published in Madrid Spanish-language magazines