The Spanish cartoon from 1900 to 1951

Abstract

The present piece of research starts after the birth of the Spanish comic by the second half of 19^th century as a new way of expression that appears linked to the satirical and humour press, created and thought especially for adult readers. From the reality of this new media the basis were set to approach the Spanish comic produced during the 1900 to 1950. During this particular period, we are facing its first development, the consolidation, and the conversion of the new comic into a mass phenomenon. At the same time, a further analyze of the industrial structure, capable to support the publishing process of the comic, is carried out too; this is put in the context of the whole Spanish society depending, not only on the economy, but also on the political and social movements that shook the country during these fifty years, causing an accelerated flow of events that became a reality during the political regimes that have built the structure of the Spanish country: Alphonse 13^th’s constitutional monarchy, Primo de Rivera’s military dictatorship, parlamentary republic, civil war and finally the General Franco’s personal dictatorship.