''Época'' was a Spanish weekly

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published in

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, from 1985 to 2013.

History and profile

Established by Jaime Campmany in 1985, ''Época'' was a

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publication by Intereconomía Corporation. The

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also described the magazine as a conservative publication in 2000. The headquarters of the magazine was in Madrid. In 1994 ''Época'' had a circulation of 67,000 copies. ''Época'' became '' La Gaceta''

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in 2009, but ''La Gaceta'' was defunct by Intereconomía in 2013. It had among its contributors Julián Marías, Ramón Pi, Pilar Urbano, Emilio Romero, Manuel Alcántara and Ricardo de la Cierva. Although described by its publisher as "a reference," ''Época'' was the focus of several controversies in the 2000s. In 2008, it alleged that Infanta Elena was trying to annul her marriage to Jaime de Marichalar in that Marichalar used

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. In the following year, the magazines accused María Teresa Fernández de la Vega of

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for including her name after the legal period of the election. Both Marichalar and de la Vega opened legal actions against the magazine.

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History and profile

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