El Sol (Madrid) Explained

El Sol
Type:Daily newspaper
Foundation:1 December 1917
Language:Spanish
Ceased Publication:1939
Headquarters:Madrid

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

History and profile

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]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Tracy Chevalier. Encyclopaedia of the Essay. 17 January 2015. 12 October 2012. Routledge. 978-1-135-31410-1. 780.
  2. Book: Gabriel Jackson. Spanish Republic and the Civil War, 1931-1939. 7 June 2015. 5 May 2012. Princeton University Press. 1-4008-2018-9. 555.