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Desperta Ferro Pulls 'Vascones' Issue Over Altered Irulegi Image

A reader’s alert triggered the recall after an Irulegi-inspired motif was changed to spell “España.”

Overview

  • The publisher withdrew Arqueología e Historia No. 63 and apologized, calling the cover an “inadmissible error.”
  • In its statement, Desperta Ferro said the illustrator deliberately distorted provided documentation and it has ended the collaboration.
  • The recall followed a reader’s notice that the pendant modeled on the Irulegi hand had been altered to display the word “España.”
  • Online reaction has focused on the cover figures’ strong resemblance to actors Dani Rovira and Clara Lago, a similarity also noted by the Sociedad de Ciencias Aranzadi.
  • The publisher says it may reissue the magazine with a new cover, and no replacement has been released.