Armando Guerra and the maps in "El Debate" in the First World War

  • Belén Puebla Martínez Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
  • Pedro Pérez Cuadrado Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
Keywords: maps, graphs, infographics, El Debate, Armando Guerra, newspapers.

Abstract

Maps have always been an important resource in newspapers image. They are used to read and not just to see, and it is one of the best examples of visualization of information that can be found. This work wants the study, mainly in a quantitative way, for informational maps published in the newspaper El Debate (1910-1936) reflecting the movement of troops during the First World War, which now marks the centenary. And aims to highlight the figure of Francisco Martín Llorente, whose pseudonym was that of Armando Guerra, military Chief of Staff and newspaper reporter, who established an early form of infographic department in the Spanish press.

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Published
2014-11-19
How to Cite
Puebla Martínez B. y Pérez Cuadrado P. (2014). Armando Guerra and the maps in "El Debate" in the First World War. Historia y Comunicación Social, 19, 61-78. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_HICS.2014.v19.47285