El Sol (Madrid)

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El Sol
TypeDaily newspaper
Founded1 December 1917
Language Spanish
Ceased publication1939
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]

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