''El Globo'' was a Spanish daily newspaper which was in circulation between 1875 and 1932 in Madrid, Spain. Its subtitle was ''diario ilustrado'' (Spanish: ''Illustrated Daily''). It was among the influential publications of the period during which it existed.
History and profile
''El Globo'' was launched by
Emilio Castelar
Emilio Castelar y Ripoll (7 September 183225 May 1899) was a Spanish republican politician, and a president of the First Spanish Republic.
Castelar was born in Cádiz. He was an eloquent orator and a writer. Appointed as Head of State in 1873 i ...
, a Spanish politician, in Madrid in 1875, and its first issue appeared on 25 March 1875.
Its political stance was the moderate
possibilist republican
Republican can refer to:
Political ideology
* An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law.
** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
. In 1885 another Spanish politician
Eleuterio Maisonnave
Eleuterio Maisonnave y Cutayar (6 September 1840 in Alicante, Spain – 5 May 1890 in Madrid, Spain) was a Spanish politician who served as minister of state in 1873 during the presidency of Francisco Pi y Margall in the First Spanish Republi ...
acquired the paper.
[ Next owner was ]Álvaro de Figueroa
Álvaro de Figueroa (24 December 1893 – 11 October 1950) was a Spanish polo player. He competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics and the 1924 Summer Olympics
The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the ...
who bought ''El Globo'' in 1896,[ changing its political stance to liberal monarchism. The paper was sold to the ]Catalan
Catalan may refer to:
Catalonia
From, or related to Catalonia:
* Catalan language, a Romance language
* Catalans, an ethnic group formed by the people from, or with origins in, Northern or southern Catalonia
Places
* 13178 Catalan, asteroid #1 ...
deputy Emilio Ríus y Peniquet in 1902.[ The last owner was Magdaleno de Castro.][
In the period 1897–1898 ''El Globo'' published a literary supplement entitled ''Plana del Lunes''.][ Under the ownership of Magdaleno de Castro it was published on a weekly basis.][ The final issue of ''El Globo'' was published on 31 May 1932.][
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Contributors and circulation
The paper was directed by Joaquín Martín de Olías from 1877.[ From 1890 to 1896 it was directed by Alfredo Vicenti Rey.][ Its major contributors included Francisco Navarro Ledesma, Andrés Ovejero, Baldomero Argente, Manuel Castro Tiedra and Manuel Tercero.][
''El Globo'' sold 25,000 copies in 1880.][ Its circulation was 8,000 copies in 1913 which dropped to 2,000 copies in 1920.][
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