El Be Negre
El Be Negre, meaning "The Black Sheep" in Catalan, was an illustrated satirical weekly magazine. Published in Barcelona between 1931 and 1936, its life and destiny were closely linked to those of the ill-fated Second Spanish Republic.
Josep Maria Planes i Martí, the director of the magazine, was assassinated by a group of anarchists in the turbulent times that swept over the city of Barcelona at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War.
History and profile
El Be Negre took its name from the Catalan colloquial expression "...i un be negre!" (meaning "and a black sheep!"), an exclamation of rotund denial, skepticism or disbelief. The magazine originated in the Mirador literature, art and politics weekly and was inspired by the French language magazine Le Canard enchaîné, as well as in previous Catalan publications such as Papitu, La Campana de Gràcia and L'Esquella de la Torratxa. Its humor was more discreet and thought-provoking though, for it was witty, sharp and made liberal use of irony and ridicule.
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