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English: Cartoon depicting King Leopold II of the Belgians laying the first stone of the the National Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Brussels, with mutilated africans and Catholic bishops in the background. It shows the hypocrisy of both King Leopold and the Catholic church at the time in a satirical way.
Nederlands: Cartoon met koning Leopold II van de Belgen die de eerste steen legt van de Basiliek van Koekelberg legt, met op de achtergrond gemutuleerde afrikanen en katholieke bisschoppen. Het toont de hypocrisie van zowel koning Leopold als de katholieke kerk in die tijd op satirische wijze.
Date
Source Les Corbeaux, Brussels, 15 October 1905
Author Ashavérus (Didier Dubucq)
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Cartoon depicting King Leopold II of the Belgians laying the first stone of the National Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Brussels.

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Leopold II of Belgium

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1905

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