''El Diario Vasco'' (

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: ''The Basque Daily'') is a Spanish morning

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based in

San Sebastián San Sebastian, officially known as Donostia–San Sebastián (names in both local languages: ''Donostia'' () and ''San Sebastián'' ()) is a city and Municipalities of Spain, municipality located in the Basque Country (autonomous community), B ...

, Basque Country.

History and profile

''El Diario Vasco'' was founded in 1934 by the Sociedad Vascongada de Publicaciones, led by conservative writers such as

Juan Ignacio Luca de Tena Juan Ignacio Luca de Tena y García de Torres, 2nd Marquis of Luca de Tena (Madrid, 23 October 1897 – 11 January 1975) was a Spanish politician, diplomat, journalist and playwright. Career Luca de Tena was Member of the Cortes (1958� ...

Ramiro de Maeztu Ramiro de Maeztu y Whitney (May 4, 1875 – October 29, 1936) was a prolific Spanish essayist, journalist and publicist. His early literary work adscribes him to the Generation of '98. Adept to Nietzschean and Social Darwinist ideas in his youth, ...

. The paper has its headquarters in San Sebastián. Following the outbreak of the

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in 1936, ''El Diario Vasco'' supported the Nationalist faction and was closed by the

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for two months until

was conquered by the Nationalists. In 1945 the paper was bought by the

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-controlled holders of ''

El Correo Español ''El Correo'' (; ) is a leading daily newspaper in Bilbao and the Basque Country of northern Spain. It is among best-selling general interest newspapers in Spain. History and profile The brothers Ybarra y de la Revilla – Fernando, Gabriel and ...

'', which then changed its name from El Pueblo Vasco SA to Bilbao Editorial SA. ''El Diario Vasco'' is currently owned by

Grupo Vocento Vocento, S.A., also known as Grupo Vocento, is a Spanish mass media group. Its flagship daily newspaper is the conservative and monarchist ''ABC'', also publishing '' El Correo''. Vocento was created in 2001 upon the merger of Grupo Correo with ...

which also owns ''

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'', '' El Correo'' and ''

Las Provincias ''Las Provincias'' is a Spanish language regional newspaper published in Valencia, Spain. Founded in 1886 it is one of the oldest publications in the country. History and profile ''Las Provincias'' was first published in Valencia in January 188 ...

'', among the others. ''El Diario Vasco'' has a neutral political stance. The paper publishes ten editions through

Guipúzcoa Gipuzkoa (, , ; es, Guipúzcoa ; french: Guipuscoa) is a province of Spain and a historical territory of the autonomous community of the Basque Country. Its capital city is Donostia-San Sebastián. Gipuzkoa shares borders with the French depa ...

and one for the rest of Spain. In May 2001 its

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Santiago Oleaga was killed by two

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militants.

Circulation

The circulation of ''El Diario Vasco'' was 93,578 copies in 1993. Its circulation was 91,391 copies in 2002 and 85,514 copies in 2006. The paper had a circulation of 68,000 copies in 2011.

References

External links

Official website
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