Publication: Víctor Sánchez Carrero, el Gigante bejarano (1847-ca. 1884)
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2019
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Centro de Estudios Bejaranos
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El propósito del artículo es ofrecer un primer acercamiento a la biografía de Víctor Sánchez Carrero (1847-ca. 1884), el Gigante Bejarano. Con información procedente de la prensa contemporánea y de varias fuentes complementarias, conoceremos cómo se desarrollan sus presentaciones públicas en las principales ciudades españolas, sobre todo en Barcelona y Madrid, y la impronta que dejan en el imaginario popular. Veremos su participación en una singular zarzuela e indagaremos en sus andanzas y su muerte en tierras lusas. Finalmente, presentaremos los rasgos básicos de la rara y grave enfermedad que está en el origen de su extraordinario crecimiento y que se conoce, según el momento de su desarrollo, como gigantismo o acromegalia.
The purpose of this article is to make an approach to the biography of Víctor Sánchez Carrero (1847-ca. 1884), known as the Bejarano Giant. With information obtained from the contemporary press and some complementary material, we will know how his public presentations are developed in the main Spanish cities, especially in Barcelona and Madrid, and the mark they leave on the popular imaginary. We will see his participation in a peculiar zarzuela and inquire about his adventures and his death in Portuguese lands. Finally, we will present the basic features of the rare and serious illness that was the cause of his extraordinary growth, a disorder that according to the moment of its development is known as gigantism or acromegaly.
The purpose of this article is to make an approach to the biography of Víctor Sánchez Carrero (1847-ca. 1884), known as the Bejarano Giant. With information obtained from the contemporary press and some complementary material, we will know how his public presentations are developed in the main Spanish cities, especially in Barcelona and Madrid, and the mark they leave on the popular imaginary. We will see his participation in a peculiar zarzuela and inquire about his adventures and his death in Portuguese lands. Finally, we will present the basic features of the rare and serious illness that was the cause of his extraordinary growth, a disorder that according to the moment of its development is known as gigantism or acromegaly.