A political tweet brings to the present the symbology and history of the lenses of the artist more famous than Jesus Christ. He started wearing them in Almería and ended up turning them into a global icon.

A few days ago the political scientist and co-founder of Podemos Juan Carlos Monedero cited his “disobedient Lennon glasses” as the reason for his breakup with Pablo Iglesias. Here we review the history, symbolism and curiosities about this type of glasses, which began as a piece of craftsmanship in Germany.