Main façade of the Plaza de Toros Monumental de Las Ventas Holy Spirit. (PHOTO JAZ). Click on any of the images in this article for more. THE SHIELD OF THE REPUBLIC (I):
SALES OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.
missing a few dates to the first anniversary of that memorable starring the unparalleled slaughter Moncloveño skilled in this young master of the Cuesta de Sanders was locked in solitary with a number of copies of the livestock of "The Shield of the Republic" and was played the monumental city of Madrid. A task in this set reached an apotheosis torero victory second only to that tremendous later. during the Feria de San Isidro ago that starred in unmatched closely with master teachers from Seville, with "El Zubi."
photo we can appreciate Moncloveño surrounded by enthusiastic fans after completing a memorable day in which shut up alone with a good number of copies of the Shields of the Republic yet despite the passage of time and dictatorships can be seen in Madrid. And to be fulfilled this first anniversary has been another memorable event, one of these days that as planetary conjunctions or eclipses only occur once in a while. So dear readers, on Saturday October 2 attended in the company of young Moncloveño II, which, despite its notable youth starts giving early signs of a supreme art treasure, the run that took place at Madrid's Las Ventas bullring Holy Spirit within the cycle of the Fair Fall. Toreaban Juan Mora, Curro Diaz Morenito de Aranda, the bulls were in the Cadiz Torrealta livestock. The three right-handed end up cutting a total of FIVE FIVE EARS, something that has occurred only rarely in this square and that some prominent writers have called and as MORNING GLORY . "
Two images of Extremadura, Juan Mora skilled in sales over last Autumn Fair Madrid, where he attained a great triumph that would allow the Puerata Grande out of that plaza. (PHOTO JAZ and El Pais). galactic
This combination of events brought me to mind the promise I made long ago many of our readers, which I promised to remember this great task of Moncloveño, visiting the places where this unique right to these magnificent specimens dealt of "The Shield of the Republic" and other left without coddle the time not to allow, in this case no atmospheric chronological or authority. And what better place to begin this memorable journey to first place in the world, where we can find a multicolored copy of the few that remain in our city, Republican shield. But
before let me put them into the characteristics of the livestock, which has already made himself Moncloveño, which unites its many outstanding qualities of outstanding writer and a great student of the party, published in the prestigious journal published Madrid Front by Gefrema a sensational article on these individuals and few shields that adorn our city. In this masterful article Moncloveño gave us chapter and verse about the change to national symbols like the anthem, flag and emblem, which would be changed to move from a monarchy to a republic. La Marcha Real would be replaced by the Himno de Riego, bicolor flag the tricolor, and the topic at hand, coat, remove all the symbols that might remind the monarchy as the crown would disappear or be replaced. In the case of the royal crown surmounting the shield, would be replaced by a crenellated crowns that were beyond the Pillars of Hercules, as we saw symbols in other chronic would disappear, like that of lion, representing the Kingdom of Leon. Also desparecerían also the lilies, symbol of the dynasty.
A shield on the top Republican and monarchist at the bottom, as you can see they differ in the upper crown mural real in the first and the second, well that McCain has lost the crown on the columns and the head of lion, and the central headquarters to the lilies of the Bourbons. As to shield something similar happen Madrid, replacing the embattled royal crown. Anyway if you are interested in knowing in detail the changes that took place in 1931, I advise you to read the article of great Moncloveño, where you will find extensive information on these changes. As discussed above, in the very plaza de Las Ventas can find one of these few individuals who populate our beloved city, but before talking about this colorful copy, I would like to talk a little bit of this emblematic place in Madrid of the square takes its name from The Sales of the Holy Spirit.
As with the shield of the nation, Madrid would be amended by substituting the real Corana a mural crown or slotted, retrieving the first during the Franco regime. The coat of Madrid was later amended by the second mitas twentieth century, replacing three quarters of the bear, dragon and civic crown, for the bear and the strawberry tree just as we find today. In the street signs can still find both emblems. Surely more than one of you, like me, have wondered from where this sonorous name unresolved. Orphan decided to give explanations that scholars agora Madrid, Sanhedrin authentic knowledge of the city, which is none other than the OLD FORUM MADRID, where he quickly offered an answer to my question, which I take to thank publicly here.
many years ago in what is now Calle de Alcalá, between the Plaza de Manuel Becerra and the current bullring, there was a source that had a habit of coming to rest more or less than the Holy Spirit himself. To event size rose in the vicinity of that source as a church dedicated to leading and miraculous event. This church remained standing until not long ago, when the momentum of urban growth, economic performance and to get to the site that it must be said, was moved across the creek Abroñigal, near the current meter Carmarthen , where again be moved by the same brick reasons, to the number 1, Ricardo Ortiz Street in the suburb of La Elipa. As you can see, the real estate business does not stop him or the Holy Spirit or even God, do not forget you, which is one and triune. Whether or not some legend and irrespective of the location of the temple, what is certain is that the zone designation adopted as sound, which remains to this day.
Like many of you already know the current Alcalá street follows the route of the old road of Aragon, or Alcalá, or Zaragoza or Barcelona, \u200b\u200bthat all these sites can be reached by it, and how many also know of old, but not makes it so much as there were different tax to enter the city, called toll that contrary to what some people think is not an invention of Iberpistas, and also had to checkout if they came to close a business or sell goods. Thus it was common on the outskirts of cities and a short distance from them, appeared a number of establishments referred to as sales, where you could stay and eat at a much lower than the walls. In our case, these institutions were established in the place where the road crossed the creek Abroñigal, whose channel is currently occupied by the M-30. Details of these facilities date back to former as well as Maria Isabel Gea published in the journal Historical Madrid: "The sale of the Holy Spirit came into operation on July 3, 1630, when the city council granted a license to build by the stream of Abroñigal. Previously it had been a tavern tavern where travelers used to stop. The owner in 1694 Juan de la Peña was born in Torija, who had leased it to John Olmo Bermiz of the Pinto. '. But this sale must have a large category that had to be above the sales to use, so much so, than the king Felipe V and Queen Isabella Farnese she stayed at in 1725. However business was declining until it disappears in the year 1750. There would be many years for the business to restart their business, and in 1772 the sale was rebuilt in the same place within an estate of five bushels, according to a draft Manuel Machuca Vargas, a disciple of Ventura Rodríguez. The shop was designed exclusively for passengers, porters and carriages used that road, because the conditions imposed by the City were stark: "could not be inn anyone who was not a stranger, not allow any kind of smuggling, and take detailed account of the food sold to pay taxes, with absolute prohibition on the sale came less nor more, not being a passenger. ". No doubt that is held back by a strong and profitable business, and stating that in 1792 the sale of the Holy Spirit was leased to John Vallcorba had to pay an annual rent of 50,000 reales, which was a little money for time.
Another picture of this neighborhood of Madrid in the early twentieth century, where we see another picnic, if you expand the image may verify that responds to sound, and historical name of the "glorious."
this sale would be born around others, accompanied by houses and other buildings, forming a small core of people listed as "barriere" the Holy Spirit in a French military map of early nineteenth century (thanks to the contribution and kindness Maya, OLD FORUM MADRID, barriere know that the term does not correspond to district or neighborhood, if no barrier, no doubt referring to the presence of octroi, ie the place where he would have to pay duties or taxes, a specification customs). Later in time be known Sales as the Holy Spirit, which is as it was called in early last century. At that time in that place could find many inns, restaurants or lunchrooms, and the place was a meeting place and entertainment of the most popular classes where it was easy to find "young soldiers chulapona" and the odd bad character live. To all this was added the continuous passage of funeral processions, they were going or returning from the cemetery near East, the precursor of La Almudena, courtship whose components were commonly stopped here to "forget the penalties." I really enjoyed the place is not very good reputation, reaching a chronicler of the time to propose a name change for the site: "Certainly it takes a long desire to have fun for an afternoon in Sales, instead of the Holy Spirit should be called the Spirit of Wine." Some of this sale would be born others accompanied by houses and other buildings, forming a small core of people listed as "barriere" the Holy Spirit in a French military map of early nineteenth century (thanks to the contribution and kindness of Maya OLD FORUM MADRID know that the term barriere does not correspond to district or neighborhood, if no barrier, no doubt referring to the presence of octroi, ie the place where he to pay duties or taxes). Later became known as the Sales of the Holy Spirit as it was called in early last century. At that time in that place could find many inns, restaurants or lunchrooms, and the place was a meeting place and entertainment of the most popular classes where it was easy to find "young soldiers chulapona" and the odd bad character live. To all this was added the continuous passage of funeral processions, they were going or returning from the cemetery near East, the precursor of La Almudena, courtship whose components were commonly stopped here to "forget the penalties." I really enjoyed the place is not very good reputation, reaching a reporter at the time to propose a change of name for the place: "Certainly it takes a long desire to have fun for an afternoon in the sales, instead of the Holy Spirit, should called the Spirit of Wine. "
exceptional views of the Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas in the years of its construction. I recommend you enlarge the picture so they can look at the detail of this shot.
The place really did not offer many incentives, the humility of his buildings, many of which are true slums, had to join a much nicer environment does not, highlighting the Abroñigal stream bed, dry most of the year, where only a few trickles of water ran unhealthy, smelly puddles, to what I had to join the stench that came off well very many brick kilns and tile factories in the area, that its fuel using manure, by the dust that lifted the constant movement of the way, if you forget the smoke that emanated from these houses and picnic lunches. But even with all this, the place was always crowded, predominantly as we said before the most popular classes.
The situation would change in 1929 when decides to build a new bullring to replace the one located in what is now the Palais des Sports. This plaza was built in 1874 by the architects Emilio Rodríguez Álvarez Ayuso and Lorenzo Capra. As a curiosity to mention that before this, was next to the Puerta de Alcala, in the beginning of the current Serrano Street. As you can see all three places were standing next to Alcala Street, a whole chance, and went away from downtown as the city grew.
Two photographs taken from the same place nearly seventy years apart in which we observe the intersection of Calle de Alcala to what was the Abroñigal stream, whose bed is now occupied by the M-30, I recommend to enlarge the images. (PHOTO URBANCIDADES and JAZ).
Early last century the old place was too small, especially after the boom that hit the party with the rivalry in the arena of Joselito and Belmonte, discussed in an earlier review. To solve this problem is handled two options, the first supported by more traditional fans and romantics who were reluctant to leave such an emblematic place, and the option of building new ones. For the latter option the architect Jose Espeliús Anduaga (creator such unique buildings of Madrid as the headquarters of the Navy and Naval Museum, the Judicial Council or the Zarzuela Theatre, America, Wonder or Queen Victoria, among many others) had created the plans for what would be the new square, drawn from the ideas of their own "Joselito" friend of the architect, which called for the creation of a monumental plaza, which would cover the show to a larger number of spectators, and also allow cheaper tickets, so that the popular classes could attend more often.
Photo of the old Plaza de Toros de Goya street which was located where today we find the Palacio de los Deportes Felipe II in the present. If you enlarge the image may see an old chopper as you can see the square came riding his own horse.
The idea is taking shape, and the Provincial Council, which owns both bullrings, old and new, purchase some land in 1918 at the Jardon family (to keep the management of the plaza for the next 50 years) the neighborhood of Sales of the Holy Spirit and creates the corporation Nueva Plaza de Toros de Madrid, which is responsible for developing the project. The new location immediately sparks controversy as you will already have been imagined, not only by the distance to the center at that time, if not for the fact of being located in a neighborhood that did not enjoy the sympathy of many locals as we have seen. Despite all this, the works begin in 1922 with a budget of seven and a half million pesetas, under the command of Espelius, author of the project. The new plaza would have capacity for 26,000 spectators, double the previous one, they enjoyed each of them in perfect visibility. The ring was 60 feet in diameter, the largest of all the places in the world at that time and today. The square had all the qualities imaginable for the proper development of bullfighting, including major technical advances for the time, as a complete nursing. Joselito's dream had come true, yet neither the right nor the architect could do the work culminated, Joselito pass away in 1920 in Talavera, as we saw in a previous review, and Espeliús died in 1929 without seeing its completion. In this architect will replace another no less legendary in the history of Madrid and Madrid, no less than Don Manuel Muñoz Monasterio in addition to completing this true cathedral of bullfighting, constructed years later another of the cathedrals we hold in Madrid with of the Almudena, I am referring to the supreme temple can be seen in the Walk of Castellana, this unique cathedral of football that is the Santiago Bernabeu stadium.
Plan and elevation of the original plans of construction of the Plaza de Las Ventas.
construction pose many problems, to be important to make clearings in the plot, and although in 1931 was virtually complete, the urbanization of the area and the access left much to be desired. However, the square was open on June 17, 1931, with an extraordinary run for the benefit of the unemployed organized by the Municipality of Madrid, although it was true that the place still could not say I was completely finished, especially with regard to access to it, the fact that its capacity doubled to the square of Goya Street was a major compelling reason, as the case of a charity festival would be enough revenue higher.
Aerial photograph of the opening day of the Plaza de Las Ventas in 1931. (WORLD GRAPHIC).
The celebration was chaired by the Mayor of Madrid, Don Pedro Rico, who years later would be holding the office again at the outbreak of civil war and the beginning of the Battle of Madrid. The mayor was accompanied and advised on the stage of the presidency by a group of veteran right-handed, "Little War", Antonio Fuentes, "bomblets", Vicente Pastor, "Machaquito", "Guerrerito", "Welcome" and "Torquito." And dear readers, and paradoxes of fate and history, the royal box, designed to accommodate members of the Royal Family, was busy at the opening day of Niceto Alcalá Zamora, President of the Republic accompanied by Alejandro Lerroux.
Another photo of the Madrid arena yet open.
It would deal eight bulls that were donated for this charity event for some of the most prestigious farms of the day: Juan Pedro Domecq, Julián Fernández, Manuel García, Viuda de Concha y Sierra, Graciliano Pérez Tabernero, Hijos de Andrés Groin, Earl of Cut and Indalecio Garcia. Be in charge of the fight for the same eight famous bullfighters bullfighting is pfrecieron to free: Mazquiarán Diego Fortuna, Marcial Lalande, Nicanor Villalta, FaustoBarajas, Luis Fuentes Bejarano, Vicente Barrera, Fermín Espinosa "Armillita" and Manuel Mejías "Welcome" . The first bull was named Horton struggled and belonged to livestock Cádiz, Juan Pedro Domecq. Such was the excitement unleashed formed a monumental traffic jam on the street of Alcala, trams and cars being blocked, causing almost all bullfighters arrived late to the celebration, except for Bejarano and Welcome, which would lower intelligently walk from Manuel Becerra . After this celebration the plaza not reopen its doors until three years later, on October 21, 1934, time needed to complete the work of clearing surrounding the square and prevent the movement of fans and vehicles.
plaz Photography in an afternoon of racing décado in the thirties, in the foreground of the Metro garages that still remain today.
From then until now the history of this square would write hundreds of stories and many books, but we will stay in that moment, since announcing size event poster was designed according to the time where I could not miss the symbolism of the recently proclaimed Republic II, in which the new tricolor flag appeared across the lineup from top to bottom and from left to right. At the top of the lineup of three vertical bands of colors Republicans, appears the old coat of Madrid where the royal crown has been replaced by a mural crown. As you can see, republican symbols to replace the monarchy. Well dear readers, about to turn 70 years of that event, we can contemplate that historic lineup immortalized in a ceramic mural is located in a facing of the most emblematic certainly of this unique temple of bullfighting in Madrid, in the very Puerta Grande Plaza de Toros Monumental de las Ventas Holy Spirit.
Ceramic Plate Photography where you can see the multicolored coat Republican Madrid. located near the front door of the plaza. Pictured below we see the right shoulder Juan Mora left the ring amid the acclamations of the public, past the wall where the shield. (PHOTO JAZ)
This mural was discovered the day of the running of the Charity 1993 by Luis Fuentes Bejarano, one of the righties who had the honor of fighting in that historic inaugural run, and anyone who approaches to this place you can look next to the Puerta Grande, a place reserved for the passage of those select few who have succeeded in the sand, for the fortunate who were able to achieve glory, such as Extremadura Juan Mora, who on Saturday October 2 shoulders left the plaza between the Puerta Grande acclaim after cutting three ears. After achieving glory. Florentino
Sanders.
EDITOR'S NOTE: In future editions we will continue the journey through the different shields Republicans yet, and might almost say miraculously preserved in Madrid, as well as some of them have disappeared recently.
For those interested in the history of the Plaza de Las Ventas during the Republic and civil war, I recommend reading the master essential item Grandmaster Rafael Gonzalez Zubieta, "The Zubi ", published in number 17 of the prestigious journal published by Front Gefrema Madrid.
Much of the information found in this chronicle has been compiled from the following sites listed below, and I want to express publicly from these lines my admiration and sincere thanks:
OLD FORUM MADRID:
Sanders.
EDITOR'S NOTE: In future editions we will continue the journey through the different shields Republicans yet, and might almost say miraculously preserved in Madrid, as well as some of them have disappeared recently.
For those interested in the history of the Plaza de Las Ventas during the Republic and civil war, I recommend reading the master essential item Grandmaster Rafael Gonzalez Zubieta, "The Zubi ", published in number 17 of the prestigious journal published by Front Gefrema Madrid.
Much of the information found in this chronicle has been compiled from the following sites listed below, and I want to express publicly from these lines my admiration and sincere thanks:
OLD FORUM MADRID:
THE FROG POND. EL BARRIO 44:
http://www.lacharcadelarana.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=50 & ; Itemid = 74
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