El Alcázar
| Founded | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Political alignment | Far-right |
| Language | Spanish |
| Ceased publication | 1988 |
El Alcázar (meaning The Fortress in English) was a Spanish language far-right newspaper published in Spain between 1936 and 1988.
History and profile
El Alcázar was established in 1936.[1] The paper was founded as the principal nationalist mouthpiece during the Siege of the Alcázar in homage to the defenders of the Alcázar of Toledo.[2] It mainly focused on military news.[3]
During a short period which spanned from 1966 to 1968, the paper opened itself to the more moderate tendencies of the
Following
The circulation of El Alcázar declined between 1970 and 1975.[3] Its circulation was 13,119 copies in 1975, 26,724 copies in 1976, 63,646 copies in 1977 and 66,104 in 1978.[4] The increase in its circulation continued until 1980.[3]
El Alcázar closed in 1988 as a result of poor sales.
In November 1994 the Audiencia Nacional sentenced the Spanish State to pay 3 billion pesetas (€18 million) to the owners of the defunct newspaper for discriminating it from official advertising, public subscription and subsidies by socialist governments. The money was used to pay the debts that Dyrsa, company holding the header had with the Social Security, public finances and ex-workers.[7]
Notable people
Jorge Claramunt, Jesús Evaristo Casariego, Jesús Ercilla, José Luis Cebrián, Fernando Vizcaíno Casas, Enrique Jardiel Poncela, Rafael García Serrano, José Antonio Gurriarán, Alfonso Paso, Yale.
See also
References
- ^ Davies, 251
- ^ a b From text quoted in González, 424
- ^ ISBN 978-0-521-62885-3. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
- ISBN 978-0-415-33779-3. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- ^ Ross, 152
- ^ Sandra Truscott; Maria J. Garcia (1998). "A Dictionary of Contemporary Spain" (PDF). Routledge. New York. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
- ^ Article published with new of the High Court sentence El Mundo, 18 November 1994 (in Spanish)