MADRID.- The Museo de Arte Contemporáneo in Madrid opened an
exhibition showing how Bartolomé Ross camera portrayed the
everyday life of soldiers in the Spanish protectorate of Morocco
as well as visits of Alfonso XIII to the colony and meetings
between Franco and Millán Astray. The exhibition offers a look
into an agitated period of Spanish history exposed with
meticulous formality and documentary responsibility. Bartolomés
Ross photographic legacy covers the historical period that
started in the final days of the Moroccan War and the beginning
of Primo de Riveras dictatorship, which ended this conflict. His
camera recorded the visits of famous figures to the Spanish
Protectorate and the meetings between Franco and Millán Astray,
founder of the Spanish Foreign Legion. Ros also witnessed the
moments prior to the Spanish armys uprising against the Second
Republic. His account of that period captured moments of great
historical value but also included scenes from the daily life of
anonymous soldiers, who are de