''Mundo Hispánico'' () was a monthly cultural and political magazine which existed between 1948 and 1977. The subtitle of the magazine was ''La revista de veintitrés países'' () 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 which supported the Francoist rule.

History and profile

''Mundo Hispánico'' was launched in Madrid in February 1948. Alfredo Sánchez Bella 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 of ''Mundo Hispánico'' included Tono,

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, López Rubio, Estebita, Máximo, Cebrián, Mena, Munoa, Picazo, Chumy Chúmez, Cesc, Luis Medrano and Zeus.

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worked for the magazine being responsible for the selection of the drawings. Frequent topics featured in ''Mundo Hispánico'' were Spain’s

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, classical and contemporary

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and

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, 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

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

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''.

References

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