La Hormiga de Oro

La Hormiga de Oro ("The Golden Ant") was a Spanish illustrated magazine founded in Barcelona in 1884 by Luis María de Llauder. Written in Castilian Spanish, it was a Catholic and Carlist publication that emerged as a confessional alternative to the illustrated press of its day. The magazine was known for its varied and carefully produced engravings, and it formed part of a homonymous publishing enterprise that also operated a bookshop — which remained open until 2015 — and a printing press. Under Llauder's direction, the magazine frequently addressed themes such as the "Masonic danger" and denounced "lukewarm Catholics"; antisemitic topics were also common during his tenure. In 1896 La Hormiga de Oro published Llauder's own work La Europa judía (under the pseudonym "Tanyeman"), and in 1900 a translation of Alphonse Kannengieser by Modesto Hernández Villaescusa. After Llauder's death in 1902, Sebastián J. Carner directed the magazine until 1921. Illustrators such as Joaquín Xaudaró (1872–1933) and Paciano Ross (d. 1916), and engravers such as Ramón Ribas (1850–1924) and Celestino Sadurní y Deop (1830–1896), contributed to the publication. The magazine ceased publication in 1936 following the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War. Its last director, Luis Carlos Viada y Lluch, died after being beaten by militiamen. The publication is remembered as a significant example of Catalan Catholic illustrated journalism and as a vehicle for the ideological currents of Carlism and conservative Catholicism in late 19th- and early 20th-century Spain.

La Hormiga de Oro was founded in Barcelona in 1884 by Luis María de Llauder. It was a Catholic and Carlist magazine written in Castilian Spanish, created as a confessional alternative to the illustrated press of the era. According to Hibbs-Lissorgues, the magazine "presented varied engravings of very careful quality." One of its recurring concerns was the "Masonic danger," and it also denounced "lukewarm Catholics." During Llauder's direction, antisemitic themes were also common. In 1896 La Hormiga de Oro published La Europa judía by Llauder himself (under the pseudonym "Tanyeman"), and in 1900 a translation of Alphonse Kannengieser (an anti-Jewish Alsatian Catholic) by Modesto Hernández Villaescusa. After Llauder died in 1902, the magazine was directed until 1921 by Sebastián J. Carner. Illustrators such as Joaquín Xaudaró (1872–1933) and Paciano Ross (d. 1916), and engravers such as Ramón Ribas (1850–1924) and Celestino Sadurní y Deop (1830–1896), contributed to the publication. The magazine was part of a homonymous enterprise that also included a bookshop (open until 2015) and a printing press. Publication ceased in 1936 after the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War. Its last director, Luis Carlos Viada y Lluch, died after being beaten by militiamen.

• 2015

  The associated bookshop, part of the homonymous enterprise, closes.

• 1936

  Publication ceases after the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War; last director Luis Carlos Viada y Lluch dies after being beaten by militiamen.

• 1902

  Founder Luis María de Llauder dies; Sebastián J. Carner becomes director until 1921.

• 1900

  Publication of a translation of Alphonse Kannengieser by Modesto Hernández Villaescusa.

• 1896

  The magazine publishes La Europa judía by Llauder (under pseudonym Tanyeman).

• 1884

  La Hormiga de Oro begins publication in Barcelona, founded by Luis María de Llauder.

Catholic and Carlist illustrated magazine, a confessional alternative to the mainstream illustrated press of its time.

• La Hormiga de Oro (magazine)

  Illustrated Catholic and Carlist magazine published 1884–1936.

• La Europa judía

  Book by Luis María de Llauder (as Tanyeman), published by the magazine in 1896.

• Translation of Alphonse Kannengieser

  Translation by Modesto Hernández Villaescusa, published in 1900.

1. 1La Hormiga de Oro - Wikipedia (Spanish)es.wikipedia.org
2. 2La Hormiga de Oro - Wikidatawikidata.org