1. Bull- The bull is supposed to be an embodiment of Francisco Franco, responsible, in part, for the disaster that Guernica underwent. The bull also represents bullfighting, a passion of Picasso's younger self. Chaos and destruction eminate from the beast as well.

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Sources:

Daix, Pierre. Picasso Life and Art. New York. HarperCollins, 1987.

Guernica by: Picasso <http://www.mala.bc.ca/~lanes/english/hemngway/picasso/guernica.htm>