El Socialista (newspaper)

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]

El Socialista
Front page, 18 July 1938
TypeMonthly newspaper
Owner(s)Spanish Socialist Workers' Party
Founder(s)Pablo Iglesias
Founded12 March 1886 (1886-03-12)
LanguageSpanish
HeadquartersMadrid
WebsiteEl Socialista

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]

The paper is currently published monthly, while its online edition is active everyday.

See also

References
  1. Alejandro López (17 August 2011). "Spanish mayor desecrates mausoleum of fascist victims". World Socialist Web Site. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  2. 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.
  3. "El socialista órgano del Partido Socialista Obrero". University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  4. 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.
  5. Víctor Alba (1 January 1983). The Communist Party in Spain. Transaction Publishers. p. 115. ISBN 978-1-4128-1999-2. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  6. 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.
  7. "Union General de Trabajadores (UGT)". Spartacus Educational. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
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