''El Sol'' (meaning "the Sun" in English) was a

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published in

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, between 1917 and 1939.

History and profile

''El Sol'' was first published on 1 December 1917 by Nicolás María de Urgoiti. Edited by

Manuel Aznar Zubigaray Manuel Aznar Zubigaray (Etxalar, Navarre, Spain, 1893 – Madrid, Spain, 1975) was a diplomat under the Franco regime and one of the most important journalists of the 20th century in Spain. Biography He was director of some of the most import ...

, its writers included

Julio Álvarez del Vayo Julio Álvarez del Vayo (1890 in Villaviciosa de Odón, Community of Madrid – 3 May 1975 in Geneva, Switzerland) was a Spanish Socialist politician, journalist and writer. Biography Álvarez studied Law at the Universities of Madrid and Vall ...

and

Ernesto Giménez Caballero Ernesto Giménez Caballero (2 August 1899 in Madrid – 14 May 1988 in Madrid), also known as Gecé, was a Spanish writer, diplomat, and pioneer of Fascism in Spain. His work has been categorized as being part of the Surrealist movement, while Stan ...

. The paper had its headquarters in Madrid. ''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''.

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