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Vicente Blasco Ibáñez (1867–1928) was a Valencian writer, editor, journalist, and politician. He was awarded a degree in law from the University of Valencia in 1888, but he never practiced law. In 1887 he joined the Republican Party and embarked on an active political life. He founded two newspapers, La Bandera Federal (The federal flag), in 1889, and El Pueblo (The people), in 1894, in which he displayed his republican ideas and his opposition to the monarchy. He also founded two publishing houses, Sempere and Prometeo. In 1890 he ...