''El Comercio'' is a
daily newspaper
A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background.
Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sport ...
in
Spain
, image_flag = Bandera de España.svg
, image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg
, national_motto = '' Plus ultra'' ( Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, ...
. Published in
Gijón
Gijón () or () is a city and municipality in north-western Spain. It is the largest city and municipality by population in the autonomous community of Asturias. It is located on the coast of the Cantabrian Sea in the Bay of Biscay, in the cen ...
, it is the second-largest newspaper by circulation in
Asturias
Asturias (, ; ast, Asturies ), officially the Principality of Asturias ( es, Principado de Asturias; ast, Principáu d'Asturies; Galician-Asturian: ''Principao d'Asturias''), is an autonomous community in northwest Spain.
It is coextensi ...
, with a daily circulation of 24,000.
History and profile
''El Comercio'' was first published on 2 September 1878. Since 1995 the paper has been part of
Grupo Vocento. In 1996 it acquired ''
La Voz de Avilés'', and it continues that name for its
Avilés
Avilés (; ) is a town in Asturias, Spain. Avilés is, along with Oviedo and Gijón, one of the main cities in the Principality of Asturias.
The town occupies the flattest land in the municipality, partially in a land that belonged to the sea ...
edition.
In 2006 ''El Comercio'' had a circulation of 27,843 copies.
See also
*
List of newspapers in Spain
References
External links
''El Comercio'' official website
''El Comercio'' digital hemerotec
1878 establishments in Spain
Grupo Vocento
Mass media in Gijón
Daily newspapers published in Spain
Publications established in 1878
Spanish-language newspapers
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