El Socialista (newspaper)
 Front page, 18 July 1938 | |
| Owner(s) | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party |
|---|---|
| Founder(s) | Pablo Iglesias |
| Founded | 12 March 1886 |
| Political alignment | Socialist |
| Language | Spanish |
| Headquarters | Madrid |
| Website | El Socialista |
El Socialista is a Spanish language socialist newspaper published in Madrid, Spain. The paper is the organ of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE).[1]
History and profile
El Socialista was established by Pablo Iglesias, founder of the PSOE, in Madrid on 12 March 1886.[2][3] The headquarters of the paper is in Madrid.[4] It was started as a two-page publication.[5] In 1913 the paper began to be published daily.[2] Early contributors include Miguel Unamuno.[2] The paper is owned and published by the PSOE and its union, Union General de Trabajadores (UGT).[6][7]
El Socialista was closed during the rule of Francisco Franco. The paper was relaunched in 1978.[6]
See also
References
- ^ Alejandro López (17 August 2011). "Spanish mayor desecrates mausoleum of fascist victims". World Socialist Web Site. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
- ^ a b c David Ortiz (1 January 2000). Paper Liberals: Press and Politics in Restoration Spain. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 58. ISBN 978-0-313-31216-8. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
- ^ "El socialista órgano del Partido Socialista Obrero". University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
- ^ Gabriel Jackson (5 May 2012). Spanish Republic and the Civil War, 1931-1939. Princeton University Press. p. 555. ISBN 1-4008-2018-9. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ Víctor Alba (1 January 1983). The Communist Party in Spain. Transaction Publishers. p. 115. ISBN 978-1-4128-1999-2. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ a b Laura Desfor Edles (16 April 1998). Symbol and Ritual in the New Spain: The Transition to Democracy After Franco. Cambridge University Press. p. 158. ISBN 978-0-521-62885-3. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
- ^ "Union General de Trabajadores (UGT)". Spartacus Educational. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
External links
- Official website
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