The Martyr President Si Lowe Analysis
Sid Lowe takes on the, history politics, economics, culture and language, whilst not losing sight of the drama that happened on the pitch. The authors describes the symbolic nature of the rivalry between the two teams.
One of the main reasons this source is valuable to the research is that in the third chapter called, “The Martyr President”. Low gives a detailed narration of the events that led to killing of FC Barcelona President Josep Sunyol at the hands of fascist troops on the afternoon of 6th August 1936. Sunyol went on to then be declared as the “Martyr President” by Joan Laport former President of Barcelona, because he represented the conscious combination of society and sport that embodies the identity of Barcelona. Sunyol is thought …show more content…
El Classico was born out of conflict as in 1918, FC Barcelona attached itself to a petition demanding a state of autonomy for the region of Catalunya and three years later, drafted its statutes in the Catalan tongue even though it was not an official language. This leaning was inevitably to bring it into conflict with the centralist government.
After a series of events of unrest in Spain that ended up leading to King Alfonso XIII exile the country and settle in Rome. There was fierce battle for power in Spain between the left leaning Republic and Nationalist right wing forces that were led by General Franco. Alfonso had initially rallied behind the rebellion of the Nationalists from afar, but once the war was engaged Franco quickly made it clear that a Nationalist victory would not see Alfonso restored to …show more content…
It is very common to draw similarities between Bernabeu’s presidency and the Franco’s regime, partly because of a large overlap of their “rule” – Franco gained power in 1939 and died in 1975
Under the presidency of Santiago Bernabeu, the perception of Real Madrid as the club of the state grew dramatically as Bernabeu had named the General Saenz de Buruaga, who happened to be a close friend of General Franco, as honorary President of the
One of the main reasons this source is valuable to the research is that in the third chapter called, “The Martyr President”. Low gives a detailed narration of the events that led to killing of FC Barcelona President Josep Sunyol at the hands of fascist troops on the afternoon of 6th August 1936. Sunyol went on to then be declared as the “Martyr President” by Joan Laport former President of Barcelona, because he represented the conscious combination of society and sport that embodies the identity of Barcelona. Sunyol is thought …show more content…
El Classico was born out of conflict as in 1918, FC Barcelona attached itself to a petition demanding a state of autonomy for the region of Catalunya and three years later, drafted its statutes in the Catalan tongue even though it was not an official language. This leaning was inevitably to bring it into conflict with the centralist government.
After a series of events of unrest in Spain that ended up leading to King Alfonso XIII exile the country and settle in Rome. There was fierce battle for power in Spain between the left leaning Republic and Nationalist right wing forces that were led by General Franco. Alfonso had initially rallied behind the rebellion of the Nationalists from afar, but once the war was engaged Franco quickly made it clear that a Nationalist victory would not see Alfonso restored to …show more content…
It is very common to draw similarities between Bernabeu’s presidency and the Franco’s regime, partly because of a large overlap of their “rule” – Franco gained power in 1939 and died in 1975
Under the presidency of Santiago Bernabeu, the perception of Real Madrid as the club of the state grew dramatically as Bernabeu had named the General Saenz de Buruaga, who happened to be a close friend of General Franco, as honorary President of the