Being – and Staying – Famous in 19th-Century Spain
Baldomero Espartero and the Birth of Political Celebrity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7295356 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Adrian Shubert (0000-0002-7593-2983, York University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Issue | 34 |
| Pages | 211-237 |
| Publication date | 2015-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Historia y Política Ideas Procesos y Movimientos Sociales (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1575-0361 • E-ISSN: 1989-063X |
| Publisher | Centro de Estudios Politicos y Constitucionales (PUBLISHER • ES) |
| DOI | 10.18042/hp.34.08 |
| OpenAlex | W2245617371 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
This article argues that Baldomero Espartero remained widely famous and popular for decades after the end of his active political career and his political failures. While the initial Espartero cult was created from above following his heroic victory at Lu-chana and consolidated after the Embrace of Vergara, the maintenance of the cult through the 1860s was largely driven from below. The article uses a range of sources: oral and family traditions, cheap books and images and, above all letters written to Espartero, to explore what was the first case of modern political celebrity in Spain
Ancient history · Art · Cult · Literature · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Victory · Classics · History · History of Education in Spain · Law · Media, Journalism, and Communication History · Spanish Literature and Culture Studies
| Citations per year | 0.75 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2018 - 2023 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |