El Sol (Madrid)

Summary

El Sol (meaning "the Sun" in English) was a Spanish newspaper published in Madrid, Spain, between 1917 and 1939.

El Sol
TypeDaily newspaper
Founded1 December 1917
LanguageSpanish
Ceased publication1939
HeadquartersMadrid

History and profile edit

El Sol was first published on 1 December 1917[1] by Nicolás María de Urgoiti. Edited by Manuel Aznar Zubigaray, its writers included Julio Álvarez del Vayo and Ernesto Giménez Caballero. The paper had its headquarters in Madrid.[2]

El Sol ceased publication in early 1939, after the Falange forces of Francisco Franco captured Madrid, and the newspaper's facilities were taken over by the Falange newspaper Arriba.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Tracy Chevalier (12 October 2012). Encyclopaedia of the Essay. Routledge. p. 780. ISBN 978-1-135-31410-1. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  2. ^ 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.