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Goya Montgolfier, 1783 ADELL By Jose Antonio GARCIA RODRIGUEZ Celedonio CAST and
The dangerous spectacle of balloons preceded in little more than half a century, to another display even more risky: aviation. The dauntless courage and fearlessness needed to raise balloon caused great interest among people, and for this reason a perfect fit in the popular holiday programs.
During this period, the balloon soared into space from the major cities of Aragon, your ad will attract many visitors. Years later, perhaps cheapened the show for the novelty of aviation, the balloons could be seen in other smaller towns.
Climbing In Zaragoza
in Zaragoza, in the mid-nineteenth century ascension of balloons served as the culmination of a series of varied activities that were held in the Plaza de Toros, usually coinciding with the festival of Pilar.
In 1883, as the poster for the celebration in which there is a beautiful engraving of a balloon, which shows a crew member hanging from a trapeze performing risky stunts, "the intrepid aeronaut English Captain Martinez" was to verify a single ascent In his magnificent Montgolfier. In addition, it was said that "for fans who like the arena will be fought off six wild cows during whose show will be thrown to the square several live rabbits.
Captain Martinez was only going to make an ascent in his balloon "Aragon" and that within days he had other commitments in Portugal. The show was uneven, since, rising the aeronaut, a young man of twenty-four years, became entangled in the ropes, being suspended in the air. When he was about six feet high and came off as a result of the blow he received, he was pointless in serious condition. A then ran eight heifers and released numerous rabbits.
The first of August 1887 the Plaza de Toros de Zaragoza again the scenario in which he acted gymnastic-acrobatic company, headed by Captain Budoy, \u200b\u200bknown as the "king of the airmen." In addition to the exercises that included the program, the artist also made an ascent in the balloon named "Barcelona."
For the festivities in honor of the Virgen del Pilar de Zaragoza, in the same year, it announced another rise ballooning by Mr. Marcelo Onrey in Constitution Square.
The following year, on September 2, 1888, in the Plaza de Toros, the intrepid Budoy made another ascent. Before he alive from Zaragoza, the fall was fortunately near the Puerta de Sancho. The show was complete with a display of cycles Arnal, which recorded its conditions as balancing a single-wheel velocipede, despite having to put some numbers by the poor condition of the land. The clowns also made several parodies. Marcelo
Onrey again offer three balloon ascents in Zaragoza enthusiasts. These took place on 15, 18 and October 20, 1901, starting from the Plaza de Santa Engracia.
The first of three climbs involved the number 402, and made even though the natural agents were made against him. The weather was rainy, but this was not a bar to the aeronaut continue undaunted in their preparations.
The preliminary ascent was followed by numerous public, concerned, kept a strange silence about holidays. Natural reaction, consistent with the risk that he is thrown into the air to be pulled without direction.
The first ascents of Captain Onrey ended without problems, although it suffered some scratches to cling to a wire chemical industrial factory, which was the point where he fell.
In the province of Huesca
In large towns in the province, demonstrations of balloons were confined until the early years of this century, at elevations of typical hot-air balloons, often grotesque, so many illusions to children.
In Barbastro so it was until 1914, as appeared on the agenda of the September fair, there would be a great show balloon-bullfighting at Plaza de Toros. During the performance the audience could watch the ascent of "colossal and majestic" Montgolfier balloon "Spain", "piloted by brave and unrivaled King Air Captain Panfilo. Here are the deals offered two bulls, horses capeados and chopped with wicker, flags and dead sword by Daniel Martinez Maño sword. The celebration reminds us that took place in the big cities, among other Zaragoza, at the end of last century.
In Binéfar, also during Celebrations in 1916 contemplated the ascension of a balloon. The event was billed as the "most salient and number of large effect on the program." The balloon "Catalonia" was manned by Captain Montserrat and rose on the 15th September of that year, to the cheers of large crowds who witnessed described as "sensational show." However, the audience was somewhat disappointed to have remained in space only about ten minutes, down to less than five hundred meters from the starting point.
The holiday program Sariñena 1919, in honor of San Antolin, announcing the ascension of another intrepid airman, Capt. Fernandez Amador, with its huge free balloon "Invincible II."
in 1921 would be the city of Jaca, which would provide a stage to display Aresté captain, piloting another big balloon. Here also noted to be one of the numbers of the festivities that would draw more attention. According to a report in The News, the captain Aresté "showed great courage, making risky exercise and rising over a thousand meters. "
ballooning Contest
In May 1908 he was news of importance to the vision of eight balloons in the air came from different populations Aragon. The reason these occurrences were due to hold an open competition ballooning. The balloons started from Barcelona. The first to land was the balloon Aujon ", piloted by Mr. Georges Carnier, which fell in Alcaniz, being assisted by several cyclists . The aeronaut after getting off the balloon released two doves.
Some of the people who were able to observe the passage of balloons were: Caspe, Pina, Sástago, Fabara, Maella, Escatrón, La Puebla de Hijar ... Caspe Passing one of the balloons, "Quo Vadis" had an accident, one of the pilots, John Montojo, fell to the ground by hitting the basket with the tops of some trees, in its passage over the Ebro, and traveling companion, Captain Cortada, was wounded. The next day would be found by a farmer near Fifth. The incident suffered by the "Quo Vadis" was followed by the national press. The general concern about the fate of the balloon and its crew remained on edge much of the country. Another
balloons, "Gerifante" landed without incident in Torres de Montes; there, the pilots were congratulated and treated to wine and eggs. The residents of Torres de Montes came immediately with a cart, which carried the balloon and then in the same car the airmen, Captain Emilio Herrera and Ricardo Huertas Madrid sportsman, could reach Huesca.
the "bigwigs" had left Barcelona on 18 to midnight, taking to the south, bordered by Tarragona on the Mediterranean coast, crossed the Llobregat and into Lleida. Then again take the lead in Barcelona, \u200b\u200bbeing suspended until dusk on the top of Montserrat. The crew spent the night between Fraga and Monzón, could sign communicate with the farmers who began their early morning farming.
After the balloon was rising to a height of six thousand meters, where the pilots were able to dominate the landscape beyond the Pyrenees, and nine ten began the descent to three kilometers from Torres de Montes.
According to the pilots, had never received so many gifts and entertainment as in the Alto Aragón. Although they loved the experience, also suffered a setback: Crossing the channel Urgel and passing through a village, they fired a shot, when the balloon was located two hundred meters above the ground.
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