Founder(s) Pablo Iglesias Language Spanish | Political alignment Socialist Headquarters Madrid | |
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Owner(s) Spanish Socialist Workers' Party Founded 12 March 1886; 130 years ago (1886-03-12) | ||
El Socialista is a Spanish language socialist newspaper published in Madrid, Spain. The paper is the organ of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE).
History and profile
El Socialista was established by Pablo Iglesias, founder of the PSOE, in Madrid on 12 March 1886. The headquarters of the paper is in Madrid. It was started as a two-page publication. In 1913 the paper began to be published daily. Early contributors include Miguel Unamuno. The paper is owned and published by the PSOE and its union, Union General de Trabajadores (UGT).
El Socialista was closed during the rule of Francisco Franco. The paper was relaunched in 1978.
References
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