''Bética'' was an illustrated cultural magazine which existed between 1913 and 1917. It was headquartered in

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, Spain.

History and profile

''Bética'' was launched in Seville in November 1913 as a biweekly magazine. The magazine was affiliated with the Centros Andaluces. Later its frequency was switched to monthly. The magazine covered literary and cultural work and adopted a

modernist Modernism is both a philosophical and arts movement that arose from broad transformations in Western society during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The movement reflected a desire for the creation of new forms of art, philosophy, an ...

and

art nouveau Art Nouveau (; ) is an international style of art, architecture, and applied art, especially the decorative arts. The style is known by different names in different languages: in German, in Italian, in Catalan, and also known as the Modern ...

approach. It also supported

regionalism Regionalism may refer to: * Regionalism (art), an American realist modern art movement that was popular during the 1930s * Regionalism (international relations), the expression of a common sense of identity and purpose combined with the creation a ...

for

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. It folded in 1917.

Staff and contributors

Félix Sánchez-Blanco was the director of ''Bética'' whose deputy was Félix Sánchez-Blanco y Pardo. The poet Felipe Cortines y Murube also served in the magazine. Santiago Martínez y Martín was its chief artistic editor and Javier Lasso de la Vega its chief literary editor. Major contributors included Isidro de las Cagigas, Francisco Rodríguez Marín, Mario Méndez Bejarano,

Quintero brothers Serafín Álvarez Quintero (March 26, 1871 – April 12, 1938) and Joaquín Álvarez Quintero (January 20, 1873 – June 14, 1944) were Spanish dramatists. Biography Quintero brothers, photograph by Kaulak Born in Utrera, Seville Province in 18 ...

, Ricardo de León, Salvador Rueda,

Gabriel Maura Gabriel Maura Gamazo, 1st Duke of Maura (Madrid 1879 – Madrid 1963) was a Spanish politician and historian. He was the son of Antonio Maura - who was Prime Minister of Spain on five occasions. Gabriel was active in the Liberal-Conservative ...

Armando Palacio Valdés Armando Palacio Valdés (4 October 185329 January 1938) was a Spanish novelist and critic. Biography Armando Francisco Bonifacio Palacio y Rodríguez-Valdés was born at Entralgo in the province of Asturias on 4 October 1853, eldest son of Silver ...

, Francisco Cambó, Joaquín Hazañas, Ángel María Camacho, Joaquín González Verger and Alejandro Guichot.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Betica 1914 establishments in Spain 1917 disestablishments in Spain Biweekly magazines published in Spain Defunct magazines published in Spain Magazines established in 1914 Magazines disestablished in 1917 Mass media in Seville Monthly magazines published in Spain Spanish-language magazines Visual arts magazines Art Nouveau magazines