Apologies for any cross-posting.
Geoff West
Hispanic
BL, London, UK
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From: "Adan Griego" <[log in to unmask]>
To: "wessrldg" <[log in to unmask]>; "latinamerlibrs"
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Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 4:16 PM
Subject: noted Spanish Intellectual dies
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> Although he could not escape the shadow of his own father (Jose Ortega y
> Gasset), José Ortega Spottorno was an intellectual force in his own right.
>
> In 1976 he was the founding force behind the daily EL PAIS, which has
become
> the most important newspaper in the Spanish language. He also founded
> Alianza Editorial which brought books at an accessible price (LIBRO DE
> BOLSILLO) to a Spain hungry for new ideas after almost 4 decades of
> Franco's dictatorship.
>
> These are the opening lines from today's e-version of Barcelona's La
> Vanguaria:
>
> "El impulsor de dos de los proyectos más influyentes de la cultura
> española en la segunda mitad del siglo XX, la editorial Alianza y el
> diario "El País", falleció ayer en su casa de Madrid a consecuencia de
> una larga enfermedad, a los 85 años. José Ortega Spottorno era hijo del
> filósofo José Ortega y Gasset y nieto y bisnieto de periodistas
> vinculados al diario madrileño "El Imparcial".
>
> The print version of El Pais and ABC from Tuesday also had extensive
> coverage as do today's e-version of Latin American newspapers.
>
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> Adan Griego
> Curator for Latin American,
> Mexican American & Iberian Collections
> Green Library-FLAC
> Stanford University
> Stanford, CA 94305-6004
> (650) 723-3150 / 725-1068 (fax)
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