El Fígaro was aCubanmagazine published inHavana from 1885 to 1929, with irregular publications continuing until 1933.[1] It began as a sports magazine, but evolved into a more general interest consumer magazine and became "the driving force of the Cuban press and of national culture."[2] El Fígaro included sections ontheatre,literature,music, andcurrent affairs.[3] Many of Cuba's early revolutionary writers, poets, painters, artists, journalists, and activists contributed to this magazine.[3]
The National Library of Cuba writes of El Fígaro:
"Without a doubt, El Fígaro is among the most representative periodical publications of the 19th century in Cuba. Its content and illustrations are a reflection of our culture and show the development of the press in the largest of the Antilles, a luxury magazine that, over time, its almost obligatory consultation brings us extraordinary results."[3]
On July 23, 1885, El Fígaro was founded by Rafael Bárzaga, Manuel Serafín Pichardo, Ramón A. Catalá, Crescencio Sacerio.[2][3] Its first issue, and several issues that followed, primarily coveredbaseball andbaseball in Cuba, with the editors writing in the first issue that they were “dedicated to defending the interests of sport in general and especially those of the game of baseball, which has so many fans.”[3]
On September 2, 1886, the mission and purpose of the magazine expanded to cover literature and the arts.[1]
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