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THE SHOCK OF THE MAYOR AND THE BATTLE OF BRUNETE

THE SHOCK OF THE MAYOR AND THE BATTLE OF BRUNETE

The "surprise" of the ex-mayor Jose Maria Álvares del Manzano in Las Ventas. (Double click on any image to enlarge.)

One of the main attractions of bullfighting is its plasticity, any fan or person who without being has seen a bullfight that match prompted it. This combination of light, color and motion has attracted since the beginning of the Feast of countless artists who have captured in his paintings as contemplated in the ring.


Goya engraving we see as a bull reaches the lines of a square after jumping the fence and attacks the audience.

The list is endless, we could start with Francisco de Goya and bullfighting, a series of superb etchings made by the great painter from Aragon and reach to contemporary artists such as the no less great Miquel Barceló, great amateur bullfighting has dealt with many of his works, including a number of publicity posters, noted for its symbolic value, which made for the return of José Tomás in Barcelona.

Poster of taurine thematic exhibition of the painter Miquel Barceló.

also highlight one of the most universal English painters, from Malaga Pablo Ruiz Picasso, a lover of the Party as reflected in his extensive artistic production and the presence of this symbol ultimate totem of Iberian culture, which is the bull, which can be seen in many pictures from this author such as Guernica, painted by Picasso to the flag of Spain in the Paris Universal Exhibition, held in 1937 in civil war. After completing this, Picasso would go into exile in France for their political beliefs and commitment to Republican, and the runs are held in the neighboring country, as we saw in a previous post dedicated to Sebastian Castella and the International Brigades, would become a link his beloved homeland. Like Goya, Picasso would create a bullfighting consists of 26 aquatints.

A bull picasiano .

There are many more artists who have reflected the world of bullfighting in his works, both domestic and international, such as Colombian Botero, and it would be impossible to give them the space they deserve in these few pages. But let us not fail to mention an artist unjustly unknown to the public, quite common in our bull skin where more often than desired oblivion condemn many of our brightest fellow, something unthinkable in other nations, we refer to the painter Daniel Perez and Rojas. Perea born in 1834, born deaf would be raised at a charity where he would begin to develop his love of brushes and pencils, becoming one of the greatest illustrators and writers of the nineteenth century. This artist will carry on business as an illustrator of taurine magazine "La Lidia" where left captured with great full color art and the most significant scenes of what happened in the arena. Daniel Perea was a kind of predecessor of the photographers, at a time when photography began to develop, taking his notes on the same ring, and then plotted on plates of the magazine, which, thanks largely to prints of this great painter and draftsman, become a benchmark in the graphic world of the nineteenth century.

Sheet Daniel Perea Published in The Lidia where we see a bull jumping over the barrier.
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As we said at the time a photographer when photography was in its infancy, but over time the picture would become inseparable companion of events within the party, and no doubt as to the painting due to great plasticity of this show. Also would be a long list of great photographers who have been attracted by the bullfighting world, and countless all photographs, many of them of undoubted artistic value obtained in the arena, for example, who heads our article.

This photo was taken during the Feria de San Isidro, 2008, and in it we see the former Mayor of Madrid Jose Maria Alvarez del Manzano with a distorted face, taking the shock of his life, while watching a tremendous leap morlaco in athletic of burladero swoops over the town where he was in the alley. Fortunately the thing does not happen there (although we will never know whether any underwear would be harmed) and the mayor subsequently manifest than dread or fear, what he felt was a sort of surprise at the unexpected. On this occasion we will give you the benefit of the doubt and we'll believe, but I can not imagine the face you have to put this man when really scared, but as can be seen in the image below fear is supportive, and a few meters to the right, some people already have barricaded themselves behind the protections of their localities.

scare An extended ex-mayor. Watch as some viewers have barricaded themselves.

But to be honest with you dear readers, I am glad that these things happen. It's okay that the alley is always crowded Sales by an array of characters outside the run and they are bothering the staff there, distracting the bulls, and giving torment the normal development of the party. And is good to see those Burladero of "Madrid" or "Madrid City Council" or "Company" and many other similar names, crammed Bare whiskeys freeloaders who do not know who painted there. And most ironic, is that above mediocrity must be uncomfortable as they are in that kind of "Burladero patera" where one of the most repeated phrases evening after evening is one of: "I guess that is the mobile solid, is not ?. " But these characters do not know whether to be free entry and drinks, or have their moment of glory to be captured by a camera or the sublime moment when an interviewer TV requires its opinion between bull and bull, the truth is that later this afternoon after appearing crowded locations please. Photo I am left with the image of that nice lady who appears to act cheerful, just between the two horns of the bull, as if to say: "I is well used by journal. Again tomorrow. "

And I take this picture to talk about the launch of a book that took place last week, entitled "The Battle of Brunete" by Severiano Montero. Perhaps the author's name did not sound much, but this right Tolosa (as Xavi Alonso) is one of the pioneers in the noble art of fighting the civil war fortifications in the Community of Madrid. Like the famous Pepe Hillo right lay the groundwork for where the festival would aim, the teacher set the stage Montero who planted the fans in a number of people with the publication of a book "Landscapes of War" has since enjoyed watching the many examples that populate our country while they complete a journey through different landscapes, in most cases of great beauty.


Home Severiano Montero book on the Battle of Brunete.

Montero The teacher (teacher to teacher and retired bullfighter advantaged) fills an important gap in the historiography of this important battle that took place in the fields of southwestern Madrid in another hot month of July it now seventy-three years. Despite its importance this battle had not been treated in depth until now more than two authors, pro-Franco guidance in the words of the author, who would Salas Larrazabal and Martinez Bande, which would make these jobs were in some way influenced and tended the myth or exaggeration of some aspects of events, ignoring or passing on tiptoe for other no less important and meaningful, something that Severiano Montero has avoided a rigorous and comprehensive where so nice and objective recounts the course of events, with plenty of data, quotes and documentation. Not in vain this work is the fruit of two years of extensive research in different source documents and files. A highly recommended book, which I advise you to read if you are interested in history, which I assume if you visit this modest publication.

If you've got to get this far without a doubt you're wondering what the picture is the relationship between the Mayor and the Battle of Brunete, and that relationship is nothing but surprise. Indeed dear readers, the surprise was in the development of the battle that lasted from July 6, 1937 until 23, the same month, a battle that would more than 35000 casualties in dead, wounded, sick and missing on both sides. To understand this, and following the guidelines we Severiano mark in his book, must be traced back to the spring of that year, when Italian troops Corpo di Troupe Volunteer (CTV) are defeated by the Republican forces in the Battle of Guadalajara that would be the last and again failed attempt to conquer Madrid Franco, which has been trying since November 1936. After Guadalajara, Franco's army focuses its targets in northern, isolated since the beginning of the uprising of the rest of the Republican zone. The inequality of power incline the balance toward the side of Franco, although progress would be much slower than expected to the despair of the German and Italian allies as recorded Franco Montero. In July, the Basque country had already fallen, and the rebel forces were preparing for the assault on Santander, confident in the inability of the Republican forces were able to do more than defend.

Republican Army soldiers rest after taking Brunete.

However, the Republican People's Army (EPR) had long been preparing some of their best and most fogueadas units to form what is known as the Army's maneuver, and the dawn of these forces on July 6, after increasing throughout the night to be at their starting positions, would be launched the assault on the positions defended Franco's troops. The initial attack was successful, gaining much ground in a few days, no doubt based on the element of surprise and unexpectedness of the same, hence the comparison with the photo of the mayor.

On offense involved more than 90,000 men, set in 3 corps, the II Corps or Army bis Vallecas, the XVIII Corps and the centerpiece of this Army Maneuver was the V Corps , Modesto controlled by and comprised of the 11 th Division under the command of Lister, the 46 th Division Valentín González "El Campesino" and the 35 th Division, Walter. The plan was a major advance from north to south, breaking the head of the Nationalist forces, until contact with the forces from the vicinity of Vallecas and Villaverde attack from south to north, to complete a clamp to isolate the troops stationed in Casa de Campo y Ciudad Universitaria. However, the initial success by a number of factors, including serious tactical mistakes would not be exploited and allow time for Franco to send reinforcements from the north and move to counter-attack, ending the battle in tables, because although the EPR had won a few square miles of land at the expense of paying a high price, it had achieved its objectives, among which was to halt the offensive in the north. This is only a brief summary of what happened, you can find developed in much more detail and told with great amenities in the book of Seve Montero, a work as essential and which I recommend reading the good fans.

Enrique Lister photographed with his men during battle.

Since books are today, I want to talk about another big right-hander, in the words of Seeveriano Montero has had great of the blame for his book see the light, to encourage you to embark on this endeavor. I mean the British bullfighter Minchom Martin, known in bullfighting circles as "Morenito of Manchester", which we believe worthy in its own right that we dedicate a few lines in SOL AND FLIES as this torero has curdled two monumental tasks with the publication the book a few years ago New Zealander Geoffrey Cox correspondent "The Defense of Madrid, where he narrates his experiences in besieged Madrid in November 1936, and also by the publication a few months ago the book" To Die in Madrid ", a collection of articles on the English Civil War French journalist Louis Delapree died when shot down the plane carrying in Guadalajara in December 1936.

Sir Geoffrey Cox.

The first book, with a foreword exceptional Minchom own, Cox recounts his own experiences and everything looks around, showing a great capacity for analysis, despite the short time he spent in Spain. A book also highly recommended and you should not miss on the shelves of good fans, especially if they are interested in what was the Battle of Madrid. The other book edited by Martin Minchom, "Die in Madrid" collected as we have mentioned a selection of French journalist Louis Delapree written when he was a correspondent in Madrid, some exciting stories where the reporter shows his anger and indignation about the aerial bombings of Madrid, some of which were censored by his own newspaper but Martin in a large research effort managed to recover the original versions are not mutilated, showing both in the book, letting us know the true voice of one of the best correspondents who covered the Battle of Madrid and which would find death on English soil.

Cover of "Dying Madrid "in an edition of Martin Minchom.

Well folks, they already have to entertain this summer if you follow my advice and do not hesitate to buy books, a" small detail "that helps in some way to renowned right or Severiano Montero and Martin Minchón continue writing and editing.

Florentino Areneros .

LAST TIME: THE RED

(pardon me) HE QUALIFIES FOR WORLD CUP FINAL
On Wednesday
July 7, San Fermin, the English football team, The Red, qualified to contest the World Cup final that will play on Sunday against the Netherlands, beating by one zero to the selection of Germany in a spectacular and vibrant event. Since the drafting of SOL AND FLIES continue to inform our readers of the flow of events.

But the real news in scope, was to see how after many years finally something has got to agree with the vast majority of English, which is not remembered or the oldest of the place. Hopefully it sets an example.

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THE WORLD, THE GOAL LAMPARD AND INTERNATIONAL VILLARATO

THE WORLD, THE GOAL LAMPARD AND INTERNATIONAL VILLARATO

For Florentino Sanders.

An image of the unique atmosphere of sportsmanship that is lived between these two teams during that memorable match sisters to pass into the annals of the world as one of the most colorful and entertaining in recent memory. (Double click to enlarge any photo).
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Dear friends let me take my leave to dedicate this weekly column about issues outside of bullfighting or the study of civil war in our chronic usual. But again the very latest pushes us to address an issue that I hope will be of interest. In our report of last week we collected the sad news of the death of the illustrious writer José Saramago Luso, a man of deep pro-Iberian ideals, who always defended the union of Portugal and Spain, who always advocated the creation of an Iberian Federation that would unite the two countries, and if I could have seen yesterday's match selections from both countries would no doubt have suffered in contemplating the fratricidal duel. The game was epic, the best on record in the final stages of a world championship, with beautiful moves by both sides and with a total commitment of all players including highlighted is undoubtedly the best player in the world far, which is nothing Cristiano Ronaldo, which would come together one of the best performances of his career, marred only by the equally meritorious performance of national team goalkeeper Iker Casillas, known as the "Holy" which made several stops that prevented great merit Jabulani the ball so many headaches is giving to other keepers had just hosted on the network. I can not escape the image to see players from both teams sharing a common shirt in Iberian selection, a combination that would be invincible, and to complete the dream, to see that team coached by Mourinho, one of the best coaches of all times. Or "jogo bonito", or "Clockwork Orange" or "Azzurri", or milk, the "Iberian."

But the match played last night deserved a different outcome, that breakneck pace, this succession of beautiful moves, the sportsmanship and respect between players, this sublime spectacle that we saw, should have been decided on sporting merit. However, another controversial refereeing decision (and many are already sounded in this tournament) gave victory to Spain, which we welcome wholeheartedly, but we'd like to happen differently, dear friends and readers that the goal that gave Spain's victory was achieved in an offside clear that neither the linesman or the referee of the match saw. We do not know what is happening in this world with the arbitrators may act stunned by the buzz of vuvuzelas, but the level of errors is tremendous, something that begins to look suspiciously Villarato that we suffer in this country for a few seasons ago . But in the world refereeing errors are nothing new, we will travel back in time to a day such as today, 30 June, but 44 years ago, the World Cup 1966. Be swept away dear readers, you will be taken ...

London, June 30, 1966. Wembley Stadium, sunny afternoon, and England face Germany in the World Championship final. He chairs the party's Queen Elizabeth II and with it the FIFA president Sir Stanley Rous, a former college and one of the authors of the new football rules approved in 1938, the English Civil War. Since it began, the World Cup, the championship has been involved in the arbitration dispute, with some very dubious actions that would raise many suspicions. Years later also became president of FIFA, Joao Havelange of Brazil (not that this man complained of arbitration), manifest the desire of Sir Stanley was that Germany and England will play the final, and of course winner is the host country.

teams who felt most affected were South Americans, mainly Brazil, which would be eliminated after controversial refereeing. The Brazilian team he refereed three matches and "coincidences" of the fate of the three referees and six linesmen who played in luck, seven were British and two German readers have to see friends and flies SOL things have lady luck. There was everything in this world, if England used the black arts to seize control of the sea, also would do to gain dominance of world football. Would take too long to enumerate all the blunders arbitration that took place in the championship, but let me tell some of them we rescued from the archive of this taurine-guerracivilero weekly, now in an extraordinary way you talk about football.

Rattin Argentine captain is sent off in the England-Argentina World Cup 1966.

One of the most famous took place in the England-Argentina match, refereed by a German Rudolf casually Kreitlein this inexplicably expelled the Argentine captain Antonio Rattin after this he protested a foul (some attributed the decision to Argentina looked at him wrong.) At that time had not been invented cards (will be created from this incident) and when the braid was saying "außerhalb des Spielfelds "Argentina would reply" but you say idiot. " It lasted nearly a quarter of an hour, between the referee and small gestures of outrage from the albicelestes who claimed the presence of an interpreter. In the end the good Rattin left the field, and not think of anything else to go and sit on the royal carpet to watch the rest of the game, next to the stage for his gracious majesty that should not make for very funny very funny whatever. After resting his buttocks plebeian, he went to the locker room, but not before a flag in tatters with the British flag and addressed the fans after the cry of "animals, animals ", a clever word viewer would use to start a rock band that would become famous later. And when things go wrong it is difficult to straighten, and more if what happened had to happen, is that England won, and a fluke goal, keep in mind that it was not a fluke Argentine defender, I mean it was a lucky goal, good for Britain and bad for the Argentines. In the end, fans and components albiceleste bench, went to the college often (small in size, as it was so tiny it was known as "the satrecillo") enabling the odd campion to Beny Hill in his shiny bald until was taken to the locker room under police protection.

The referee of the 1966 Argentina-England escorted out by police after being greeted warmly by the players and members of the Argentine bench.
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But perhaps the hardest hit during that whole world outside of Brazil, led by one of the best players of all time, Pele. The selection canarinha, who had won the two previous world of Chile and Sweden, would suffer terrible three arbitration that would eventually apearla in the first phase of the tournament. Of these the worst memory of the Brazilians was the one led by the English, what a coincidence, George McCabe played in the match against Portugal's Eusebio, the Black Panther. The game was developed with great harshness, particularly by the Luso who made countless mistakes some of great violence, under the indifferent gaze of the school that seemed to look the other way, as if searching for someone in the stands. Pele did not end the match, having to retire injured after repeated entries suffered during the meeting, which would eventually be won by the Portuguese by 3 to 1 with two goals from Eusebio. Before starting the Brazilian championship was one of the leading candidates to claim victory, something he should not square very well in the plans FIFA and Sir Stanley Rous, especially in a year that celebrated the centennial of the FA, who had planned a final for the championship.

Finally, Germany and England would be the two teams would reach the final, a game full of symbolism to just over 20 years of World War II ended. Wembley Stadium had an impressive sight with its 100,000 villages and occupied the royal box, refereed the match the Swiss Gottfried Dienst. Opening the scoring started the German team, which would mark by Haller in 12 but would take them little joy as empetaba Hurst on 18. After the break the tie remained for many minutes, until the 78 Peters marked for England. Without a minute to finish the game all seemed determined, but the German Weber would tie in 89 with a controversial goal. End the game and begin the extension, and at auction would Hurst's third goal of the British and the controversy. Surely this has been the most controversial goal in the entire history of the world.

ghost of Hurst's goal in the 1966 World Cup final would give the victory to England against Germany.

The ball reaches the striker Hurst which is inside the box and hit the ball with your right leg by beating the goalkeeper, the ball after hitting the crossbar, bounces over the line by returning to the pitch where a corner is cleared by a German player. The British player celebrating a goal, while the Germans protest to a referee doubtful that after consulting the linesman, the Azerbaijani, but would go down in posterity as the "Russian Line", Tofik Bakhramov (look at this name), give as a valid a goal that never should have gone to the marker. England mark another more goal in overtime, as about to end, and perhaps influenced by the goal to limit time trial marked by the Germans in the second half, fans invaded the pitch before the college will beep the end of the match, when England will mark his fourth goal, the referee surprisingly give as valid even when fans invaded the pitch, ending the game with a 4-2. Finally, and not without much effort, especially the organizers who made intensively in the dispatches, the inventors of football could lift the trophy. And thanks to the efforts of a friendly dog \u200b\u200bnamed Pickles, another World Cup star, who was found buried in a garden won the Jules Rimet trophy as he stood exposed in Westminster Abbey.

Another global players in 1966, Pickles the dog would find the Jules Rimet trophy was stolen while it was exposed in Westminster Abbey.

As you know well dear readers, the paths of history are intricate, and its threads are interwoven in such a way that when you are one of them can get to places and moments that one never could have imagined at the start of his career. We talked about bad refereeing, and also in the offices of tinkering, but surely very few of you, if any, has come to think that the championship won by England could be related to the Battle of Stalingrad. Well so my friends, a the reporter asked "Russian line" why he had given the goal, and this answer: "Is the goal?, for Stalingrad." The Azeris had fought in the Soviet army in that terrible battle that cost the lives of four million people since June 1942 to February 1943, to that goal was his way of recouping the hardships of those years. You all think that this man after that, leave the arbitration and would lead a dull life, they are wrong, the friend Tofik happened to be an idol, whether in England (not named him as Sir Francis Drake, another marine chorizo , that was much singing, but almost) as in their own country, where even the biggest football stadium and important bearing his name, he has erected a large statue at the entrance. In 2004 selections from Azerbaijan and England clashed in a qualifying match, there was a British fans pilgrimage to the tomb of this legendary character, and Michel Platini accompanied by FIFA president Joseph Blatter and vice versa, attended the event. The world upside down, the leaders of sport honoring a cheat.

Geoff Hurst, the author of the controversial goal in the final of 1966 stands next to the statue of the linesman Tofik Bakhramov in the city of Baku in Azerbaijan. To fund the stadium that bears the name of the college also Azerbaijani, almost a national hero in his country.

Of course, as the saying goes well "of the powders are this mud", and at this World Cup South Africa we are witnessing a sorry spectacle arbitration with blunders, for which the own Blatter, FIFA president of the powerful has had to apologize publicly, something unthinkable not long ago in this superb organization that is able to impose their will on some countries. Anyway, it remains paradoxical that the same person who a few years ago put flowers at the statue of "Russian online" now regret the errors arbitration. How to stay friend Joseph?. Let us hope that these promised reforms in the arbitral estate also reach the English league, which spent two years attending favoring arbitration always embarrassing himself, the famous Villarato that we mentioned above, which dwarfs the country category in the league.

But as we said before the paths of history are intricate, and cross over, go back and forth, for no apparent reason on many occasions. And if there is something like divine justice, or the inexorable fate that put everything in place, we can say that last Sunday attended one of these episodes. They turned to face Germany and England in the World Cup. The Germans got ahead 2-0 in the first half, and apparently in the field it seemed impossible to escape the bad game match against the British, but the Islanders players seemed to forget for a moment of tactical rigor Capello , in a reaction that here before discovering the touch knew as anger, scored the first goal that shortened distances, and soon after an impressive Lampard whiplash from the edge of the area past goalkeeper, the ball after hitting the crossbar was introduced into the goal bouncing three feet inside the same, but due to the power of the shot and down, the ball re-entered the pitch and from the floor was picked up by Germany goalkeeper. While the British held the field, Capello was dreaming of a paradise in which the Iberian hams hang from the trees and Buckingham Palace opened another Beefeater, the referee inexplicably ordered out the goalkeeper. The goal had not existed, after 44 years justice was done. Maybe one day we learn that the linesman was fighting in the Falklands.

The English ghost goal Lampard won against Germany in the World Cup and did not rise to the marker.

But this was not the first time that the perfidious Albion has had to pay for their misdeeds, and not dear readers, we will not talk to that legendary goal in the World Zarra Brazil, let's talk about another case justice, in this case if it "divine" because after she was the "hand of God." He was contesting the World Championship in Mexico in 1986, faced in the field of play England and Argentina, a few years earlier had fought militarily by the possession of the Falkland Islands. The first half had ended goalless, and within minutes of starting the second period turned the ball reaches the area pumping small where the goalkeeper Peter Shilton struggle to catch a ball with his hands Maradona air, six inches lower than the goalkeeper, is top of my head, but the Argentine is incomprehensible that manages to hit the ball enters the goal to the astonished eyes of the English that do not believe what happened. The graphic footage uncover the mystery, the Argentine star, a true god in his country, aided by his hand to hit the ball, the goal has been the work of "the hand of God." Later in the same match, Maradona would mark perhaps the best goal ever in a World Cup and his team end up winning by 2 1. Once again justice was done, Argentina had taken revenge for that game in 1966 where he was expelled from his captain Rattin and losing the Narrabeen albiceleste as above. Right now, Diego Armando Maradona is Argentina's national team coach, and is a sentence you start to be known as the "Jabulani" because it makes things very rare. It is clear that this man could not overcome his time at FC Barcelona, \u200b\u200bthere are things that mark forever.

work The goal of the "Hand of God" marked on the world that would give Mexico and Argentina's victory, the final winner of the tournament, against England. Next Saturday

Spain faces Paraguay to advance to the semifinals of this tournament and is a favorite to win the final victory, something that the Red has not yet managed in all the world who have participated. Indeed, the first world that Spain played was durente the time of the Republic, in 1934 world be played in Italy where he ruled at that time Benito Mussolini. Legendary names played in Spain as Real Madrid Zamora, Ciriaco, Quincoces and Regueiro, not in vain Madrid was the most successful team during the Republican period, and was also one of the favorites to win the title, but had the bad fortune to deal with Italy, tying the first game and lost one 1-0 in the tiebreaker, with again a few arbitrations handled by the pressures of the Mussolini regime, which would make Italy finally boosted with the victory in the final. Notice how would the actions of the two colleges that whistled to Spain, the two referees were expelled for life by their own federations. The world of 34 held in Italy was the first blatant manipulation case football, Mussolini needed victory for his team as a publicity stunt to show the world the power of his fascist regime, for it would nationalize several Argentine players as Luis Monti, Raimundo Orsi , Guaita and Demaria, and Brazilian Marques Anfhiloquio Filo, Italianate and Anfilogino Guarisi. Monti had played the 1930 World Cup final with Argentina in Uruguay, a tournament won by the hosts, where he was threatened with death if he won. Years later, referring to both global declared: "In 1930, in Uruguay, I wanted to kill him if he won, and in Italy, four years later, if he lost." Italy won the final in overtime to Czechoslovakia, then a more contentious arbitration.

is said that Mussolini had a conversation with Giorgio Vaccaro (who even has a name of crooner era army general) president of the Italian Football Federation and member of the Intenational Olympic Committee, which ran in these terms:

-Mussolini: "I can not do, but Italy must win this championship."
-Vaccaro: "We will do everything ...".
-Mussolini: "I'm not well understood, general ... Italy must win this World Cup.'s An order."

Italians celebrate Italy's World Cup achievement in 1934, got more than suspicious following pressure from Mussolini.

At the start of civil war the English football team was one of the most powerful in the world, whose backbone was formed by players of Madrid, as stated above the most important equipment of the republican era, not in vain for the Madrid (and not Real, that these things during the Republic were not frowned upon) was the new champion of the last official title held at the national level few days before the start of the uprising. We refer to the President's Cup of the Republic, who won the Madrid team to face in the final held in Valencia FC Barcelona by 2 to 1, epic game that will be remembered for the now legendary photo of the impressive stretch of clearing a Ricardo Zamora Escolá throw avoiding the Barça team tie. The reception team at the station Atocha in Madrid was tremendous, with thousands of people on the street, the latest sign of spontaneous joy before the start of the disaster a few days later. We have almost completed at this writing an outstanding article on the history of Madrid from its origins to the cruel war that someday publish somewhere.

War Spain would prevent the global contest of 1938, most decaffeinated and thinned by the international political climate, held in France and won it again in the Italy of Mussolini that his players would play with black shirt, symbol of Italian Fascism . Before the final coach Vittorio Pozzo receive a telegram from the Duce disturbing in that read "Victory or death." The war also depart the national team in two, leaving the players divided between the two sides, though most in the Republican to be the most important teams and more players contributed Bilbao, Barcelona and Madrid. Some players would die during the conflict, either because of repression or the fighting, others were about to do so as Zamora himself imprisoned in Madrid at the beginning of the conflict, and many others would have to go into exile forever.

Euskadi selection in 1937 during the English civil war.

There was no Republican combined to play international matches, but if you did a combination of Basque players who formed the selection of Euskadi, which play several matches abroad, leaving many players and definitely the exile, mainly Mexico, also Barcelona toured individually during the war. But in Franco's Spain if they were played international matches, though unofficial, during the war and immediate postwar period, and how could it be otherwise, all those games were played against the team of neighboring Portugal, governed by the pro-Franco regime of Oliveira Salazar. The first match be played in Vigo in November 1937, losing Spain by 2-1, then again losing 1-0 in January 1938 in a match played in Lisbon and did not play again until after the war ended in 1941, in a game back in Lisbon where he would win the Luso combined 2 to 1, in a friendly but formal. It would see both teams in March of that year in Bilbao, where the English team would be imposed by a convincing 5-1. During World War II, Spain would play well only with Portugal, with teams from Germany and Italy, plus a game against France 1942 or against Switzerland. Until the fifties, Spain would never recover the pace of international competition.

Well we are here dear readers and we hope to resume from next week now-guerracivilera taurine, a hallmark of our publication, even if the very latest the places we do not hesitate to discuss any issue, including football and global. Florentino

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now requires us to change our plans to get publishers to make the latest news. As you recall in previous issues of THE SUN AND FLIES we published a column entitled "From the Austrians to Mourinho" which among other topics we talked about the Iberian, or what is it, the unification of Portugal and Spain, and we quoted a of his most ardent supporters, the great Portuguese writer Jose Saramago, who as you all know, died last week ( "Click HERE to go to the chronicle of the Habsburg MOURINHO" ).

Many of you may wonder what the reason for talking about the Nobel luso a publication devoted to bullfighting and civil war, but they must know that José Saramago was a staunch anti-bullfighting, and a great fighter for animal rights. This publication address modestly, with more enthusiasm than skill, collect opinions about the world of bullfighting, both for and against, until then we could get to sectarianism and we have the Democratic politicians. And as soon dedicate a chronic promised American Nobel Hemingway, a prominent supporter and big fan of the Fiesta (and drink, and women, cigars, and hunting and fishing ..., small bird) today show some of the opinions of the writer Portuguese where curiously quoted Hemingway, we've picked up from his book "Cuadernos de Lanzarote"

The exact moment when the bull lowers his head to receive the mortal sword. I left the place immediately, thanks to the miraculous power of the remote control. Then I remembered what I wrote, some years ago, on this holiday, three items must not have liked any English, and less to Navarre. I imagine that when they asked me the "Change 16" would be waiting for anything from a new genre of Hemingway, but the calculations went wrong them, they had to post was an honest confession of inability to understand the party. As demonstrated with this small stretch exhumed from old papers.

"You will enter the first bull, they sounded muffled the drums of the presidency, it's time. All look, eager, black big mouth bullpen. The bull enters the plaza. Sign in forever, I think . This wine would be happy, as if seeing an open door into the light, toward the sun, believed that it returned to freedom.

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silly, naive, too ignorant, hopeless innocence, does not know will not live in this infernal ring applaud, yell, whistle for two hours without rest. The bull runs across the square, look at the lines without understanding what happens there, back to back, questioning the air, finally started in the direction of a package that you wave a cape in two seconds is on the other hand, was a ilucion, believed to ram into something solid, he deserved his strength, and it was only a cloud. Really, what the world sees the bull? These bullfighters dress in all colors, which are covered with braids and sequins that sparkle in the sand like precious crystals, such as stained glass figures, are well in the eyes of the bull, sees it as opaque shadows, elusive , unstable, emerging from nowhere and hide into nothing? I guess the bull living in a dream world, ghost, covered with ashes, in which the taste of grass and the smell of the grass are the only references appeasing a vague world where the trees are swaying curtains, and clouds in the sky, large blocks of marble, while the light is moving hard into the night. "And this, too:" The bull will die. He is expected to have sufficient strength, weakness, softness, to deserve the noble title. That ram loyally obey the killer game, to give up the brutality, which comes out of life as pure as he entered it, as pure as he lived, chaste in spirit as it is body, it will die a virgin. I will be afraid by the torero when exposed without defense against the weapons of the beast. Only later did it that the bull from a certain time, even continuing to live, no longer exists, came in a dream that is yours alone, between life and death "

There is . I remember when Pilar had read the articles just told me, "You can not understand ...". He was right: I do not understand, I can not.

One of the good things about the dying one, is that everyone suddenly going to speak well of late, good, or almost everyone. It is normal to be viewed as criticism become old because compression unexplained phrases, if not of admiration. There is a catalog now legendary phrases like: "He had his things, but it was a good person" or "disagreed on many things, although I recognize that a person you integrate ideas and great human qualities" and many other similar. And if we jump and acquaintances or friends, that during the life of the deceased had a lukewarm opinion or indifference about it, and the thing is overflowing, "no doubt was one of the finest people I have known" or relief "is seen that God always takes the best" among other gems, and the higher human or social status of the deceased, are more bombastic phrases. Generally I have noticed that the loved ones and friends of truth, are often less likely to extol the virtues of the deceased. Life does not cease to be a paradox, do not know what is more sad, if the die, or the fact that for once one speaks well in public, and it will not you hear, have noses!.

The dance hall is not, is born. Here is a future candidate for bailongo in hard training.

But while most people who did not have a good relationship or disagreed openly, at this time usually choose to remain in respectful silence, there must always be somebody who's bucking the trend, as in every wedding that price can not miss "guy dance hall, the endearing character as ours, as Iberia. The human prototype, it usually and a mature person, in years, but handled a wide range of ages. Tireless pasodobles perpetrator and other rhythms, often act under the extra motivation and chisposa the effects of wines and spirits served at the meal prior. How imperial eagle that from his vantage IAEA prey, I would say the admired Felix Rodriguez de la Fuente, the "dance hall" located in the center ring staff searches to find his victims, and like the Iberian lynx diet based mainly on the rabbit, the "dance hall" is well cataloged their favorite prey: the friends of the bride. Which, outside the hazard, usually form a separate circle of both families, which greatly facilitates the search for this predator, that once located the shoal is directed towards, deliberate pace, and staring, evaluating possible routes of escape and selecting in advance which will be his first victim, usually the best view, although in some cases, depending on the mating of the predator, opt for the more voluptuous or more daring apparel. The first attack, supported by the surprise factor, is lethal and percussion effects, and once the "dance hall" has taken hold, it is very difficult to free himself from it without having accomplished at least a couple of songs. Our protagonist more restless and hungry for fresh blood, continues to capture his victims one after another, but as the day progresses potential catches are more careful to avoid quibbles with different gears and this terrible predator, which led to sometimes crowds authentic in the toilets of ladies, who sometimes become deadly trap at full capacity, and have to remain waiting outside, when they ruthlessly exploits the "dance hall" to capture its victim unable to defend themselves and no chance of escape. After a series of repeated captures, and motivated both by the depletion, and the difficulty of finding scapegoats, they have come to learn them all, it is easy to see this predator in the center of the track Cubata in hand, as if was in a trance, dancing solo throw all that even I would say that would be able to dance music news. Another immeasurable time starring this beloved character is when it comes to the dance group, such as "the birds" or the essential "Paquito el Chocolate" theme with More than one of these specimens has even led to a herniated disc caused by their vehemence in the gesture and the awkwardness of foreshortening. Highlight

also a fact that often goes unnoticed by most who see him act: the dance hall has a partner. Usually it is a modest and shy woman who tries to pass unnoticed and foremost is to prevent people from establishing a link between her and this terrible predator. Therefore, their movements are stealthy attempt to avoid, and it is normal that takes advantage of the movements of the waiters, using them as a screen between her and the view of the "dance hall." Although it is not unusual that after the event, when guests decide where to continue the party, this woman has suffered to be discovered. It is at that moment, when the "dance hall" triumphant, which often appear adorned with the tie tied around his head when Rambo, delivers another of his now famous phrase: "The youth in my car, I have room," to the resigned wife responds with phrases like "do not worry for me, I'm going to Encarna and Joaquin long time no see you", when it betrays its condition.

Returning to the present time, we commented before going to the dance floor, it is normal to speak well of the dead but always has to be someone the discordant note, and in the case of Saramago has been the Vatican, which has released at ease with the writer after his death. Here is a paragraph of what is published in "L'Osservatore Romano", is priceless: "A populist extremist like him, who took charge of the reasons for the ills of the world, should have first of all implement the problem to all human wrong, from the historical to the socio-economic policies, instead of jumping the metaphysical and blame hated so much comfortable and devoid of any other consideration, to a God who never believed because of his omnipotence , in his omniscience, his omnipresence " . There you have it, what it calls our attention from someone whose core values \u200b\u200bneighborly love and forgiveness, but mostly thinking and are convinced of the existence of the Kingdom of Heaven, it is logical to have expected time. Imagine good friends Saramago readers reaching to heaven, and there dressed in white (as it should be) awaits San Pedro (which, remember Gethsemane near an ear for a memorable afternoon) with the bunch of keys in his hand

-Hombreeee ...., José Saramago, with the desire we had to greet you, sit here please. But let's see How do you write these things happen?, If not we will never learn .... That patience Lord, be patient.

At this stage of the review I am sure you will be asking this question: But is he really not think about either the bulls or the civil war?. A I have to respond do not worry, we are now going with it.

Returning to the subject before us today, noting that if there are two human activities related to death a doubt is the war and the other bulls, ie the Fiesta. If fellow readers, death, the phenomenon that all men equal regardless of status, sex, race or religion, is a constant in the world of bullfighting and war, which could not be without it, although many like Saramago did not understand neither the bulls nor the war.

Aerial photo of La Almudena Cemetery recently opened.

If there is a place where death is present, that place is the cemetery, and many of them are present in both the bullfighting world as war. In Madrid we have one of the largest cemeteries, and because they say, most beautiful in Europe, the Cementerio de la Almudena. Cemeteries hidden corners of undeniable beauty as well as elements of recognized artistic value and in this necropolis Madrid both abound, there is only take a short tour of some areas (I recommend the oldest) to check, but the fact remains that this calm, this peace and quiet come to cause some concern to some people , among which I include myself. Almudena Cemetery, was begun in the late nineteenth century, although in reality it is a set of smaller cemeteries, such as epidemics, built to bury the large number of deaths during epidemics of cholera, smallpox and influenza at the time, and the former Eastern Necropolis Cemetery and Civil among others. The present is a project by architects Fernando Arbós and Jose Urioste. Among its walls you can find works of renowned architects and artists such as sculptor Emiliano Barral Segovia died in the fighting in the Battle of Madrid.

Last Sunday, with the idea in mind to write this review, I escape to an oversight in the wording to La Almudena to get some snapshots that give graphic testimony of what we tell them. Starting my journey photographing the tomb of Madrid bullfighter José Cubero "Yiyo" deceased was 21 years in the arena of Colmenar Viejo after being caught by the bull "Burlero." On his grave we can see a sculpture in which we see the bullfighter costume, while your hand out a dove (double click on the picture to enlarge).

Yiyo's tomb in La Almudena. Look at the bottom a English flag.


If you are observers may consider the merits of the previous image in a English flag. This flag is part of a funerary monument in memory of those killed in the Blue Division who lost their lives on the Russian Front during World War II. Here are a few pictures of it.

Two images of the monument to the dead of Blue Division.

also in the same area, is another building where it buried the bodies of several components of the Condor Legion, which as you know were forces who fought the German Army to support the forces of Franco during the English civil war.

Tribute to the soldiers of the Legion Condor, chaired by the Nazi army's military.

A current image of the monument where we see that hadesaparecido the bird was seen in the picture above.

A little further away, near the Puerta de O'Donnell, is also a place full of symbolism, which pays memory of the thirteen children were shot, along with many others, in August 1939. This place is also chosen as a symbol to remember the hundreds of people who were shot in the walls of the cemetery after the war ended. On Sunday coincided with a tribute, which were read the names of those who were executed here. Last summer was met 70 years since that unfortunate episode occurred the death of those young people, and that the anniversary was exploited by some to, as we say colloquially, lend a ember its sardine. Here is the link to a blog that picked up this tribute, which also includes videos of the activities of politicians who attended ( "Click HERE to go to the blog of the TRECE ROSAS" ).

plates reminiscent of the Thirteen Roses. The original plate was removed from the site where the current was placed Thirteen Roses Foundation, then the original was relocated after some protests, but under the new.

An image of homage held last Sunday

There are numerous examples about with the world of bulls and of civil war in this and other cemeteries in Madrid, and perhaps keep talking about it in subsequent reviews, but I prefer not to commit again, but would not say goodbye without mention in this chronicle of a woman bullfighter, no doubt the largest that has occurred in Spain, whose remains also lie in this cemetery. I mean the Madrid Juanita Cruz, a woman who triumphed in Spain and in America in the years before the civil war, and that his career would be frustrated after banned from fighting in Spain after the civil war they are women, although it is also attributed republican sympathies. But if you want learn more about this remarkable woman and her life and work, I recommend a visit to the page of this exceptional master teacher who is Rafael Gonzalez Zubieta the "Zubi", which as you all remember that memorable rennet slaughter at the now legendary hand Moncloveño hand with the monumental bullring Blanquerna during the last fair of San Isidro ( "Click HERE to go to the chronicle of THE BIG EVENT" ). The Zubi has spent considerable time studying the history of this remarkable woman, and have good examples of this in his blog Long Cordobesa, or if you prefer in the masterly article he wrote for the latest issue of Front magazine Madrid ( " CLICK HERE to go to the chronicle of ZUBIA on JUANITA CRUZ ").

Juanita Cruz on the cover of a magazine in the early 30.

As I said, I did not say goodbye (this time and indeed, peaceful) without showing the grave of this woman, where you can see a bronze sculpture of her and where we can also read the following inscription:

"DESPITE THE DAMAGE THAT I HAD IN MY COUNTRY, THE RESPONSIBLE the mediocrity of bullfighting in the Years 1940-1950 ...

PROVIDED BY SPAIN!

A good ending to this story.

Florentino Sanders.

Juanita Cruz's grave in the cemetery of La Almudena.

Belly Punching Contest

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Skeletal Animation:
A 3D model is composed of hundreds or thousands of polygons of various shapes and sizes joined together form the shape desired. The number of sites has increased steadily so that now to form the arm of a particular model is used by thousands of polygons ... thousands of polygons that have to change their size and shape with every slight movement of the model. Calculate
each deformation of these thousands of polygons and their new coordinates in the scene, besides the application of light effects on them, textured, filtered ... The work required by the graphics system is tremendous. To eliminate that huge cargo base technology "skeleton 3d. The "skeletal animation is based on creating an architecture model or skeleton and then cover it texture (or skin). With this technique, each member of the gorilla sample covering polygon build a "bone" (bone) of the skeleton. The benefits come when that member has to move from the body. Each bone will have a limited movement with respect to the bone that joins with exactly the same way as it has the real animal. Each moving part of the model is formed through a bone that has its own coat of meat (polygons) and their own skin (textures) and the mobility that the programmer I want to give. Thus, the gorilla's example might have a bone that allows you to move the arm about the shoulder, forearm, the rest of the arm, hand on the forearm, fingers on the hand ... The movement is much more realistic and, above all, it requires far fewer system resources by not having to calculate the deformation of the polygons that until now were used to represent the joints.
The only problem of creating 3D models from a skeleton found at the junction of the various bones. Between a bone and another is a space that, according to the comparison with the actual body of vertebrates, called a joint. This joint contracts, it stretches and deforms in different ways depending on the movement to make the two bones that connects eg

The rift that develops between two bones is something that can not be displayed in the image final. To hide it using the technique "Skinning", as its name suggests, is responsible for skin EFG these imperfections.

Through this flexible skin that connects each of the vertices of a corresponding bone in the other, giving continuity to the object and is very close to all-natural motion can be seen in any living being. A problem that generates this "skin" lies in the texture that covers the skin.
The problem is how to connect the various bones of the final look so realistic. That takes the Vertex Skinning. This technique is based on the application as realistic as possible the calculation of mathematical functions that calculate the position of each vertex of an object in the scene. Explained in a simple, takes care of filling the most realistic way possible gaps between the various "bones" of which we have spoken. The union between those bones is more real the more matrices are used. These matrices are mathematical calculations designed to connect together each vertex of the object. The more times you recalculate the union (more arrays there), more realistic the final object.

arm model (red) joins the torso (in blue). Each color represents one of the matrices and, as we see, the union between them is unnatural. ATi Radeon cards as supporting up to four arrays for hardware, so that examples like this, adding a third array would solve the problem.

matrices include red and blue, has introduced a third matrix represented in green. This matrix is \u200b\u200binserted between the other two acting as a kind of flexible cushion that makes the union of two more natural. If the result is not the sought could introduce a fourth matrix and further improve the outcome. Another advantage of having more matrices in representing a model, is that you can define the behavior of the texture (skin) that covers each array. If it is to represent an animal's skin, the texture that covers the central matrix is \u200b\u200bstretched while covering the other two matrices remain the same. Similarly, each matrix may be affected differently by light, darkening or lightening the texture that covers it.
The great advantage of the ATI Radeon is calculated up to four of these matrices in hardware. Software to calculate these matrices would be impossible as the main processor would completely collapsed before this influx of calculation operations in real time.
The following chart we can see a real example in a game, Dungeon Siege from Microsoft, which you can see the four matrices in different colors.

Each color represents a matrix, however, more effective implementation of the different arrays, shown is more effective in automatic transitions. The familiar "morphs."
Formats:
. Fbx
FBX format developed by Kaydara to exchange information.
FBX is a binary format that supports all kinds of 3D data, 2D, video and audio, greatly facilitating communication between different applications (like Cinema4D, Lightwave, 3D Studio).
.
fpx format that supports multiple resolutions of an image. With or without compression and 8 to 24 bits of color depth Developed by Kodak in conjunction with Hewlett Packard
. X
files. X are composed of templates, which can be defined by the user. A template is a "definition of how the user wants to store the information."
To encourage a file. X need to specify a series of animations with reference to the corresponding frame matrices. Below is an example of our square textured and animated.
An example of these formats "optimized" for games are those used by Id Software for Quake. You may write a tutorial on this most adellante format, but for now let's start with a more simple format. X which is the default using DirectX.

there a tool that comes with the DirectX8 SDK to transform files formatted 3dStudio. X in C: \\ MSSDK \\ bin \\ DXUtils \\ XFiles \\ conv3ds.exe

these files. X will contain information about our 3D models (characters, ships, etc ...) and even our 3D world (tracks, cities, maps, etc ...)

key points when working with these files are:

- In what ways are stored objects.

- how they are interrelated.

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Computer Graphics Group 2 Mr. Santiago Igor Valiente Blog: Jazmin Gonzalez Cruz Aide