El Debate
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El Debate is a defunct Spanish
Catholic
daily newspaper, published in Madrid
between 1910 and 1936. It was the most important Catholic newspaper of its time in Spain.
It was founded by Guillermo de Rivas during the controversy originated by the so-called Padlock Bill, against the establishment of any more religious orders in Spain. It suffered a very unsuccessful management during its first months and it was sold to Ángel Herrera Oria
and his Asociación Católica Nacional de Propagandistas (ACNdP). Herrera Oria edited the newspaper from 1911 to 1933.
Ideologically, it was very conservative and clerical
, and journalistically it was very modern. It imported journalistic techniques from the United States
and in 1926 opened the first Journalism School
of Spain. It was the first newspaper with specific sport information
. During the dictatorship of Miguel Primo de Rivera
(1923-1930) it supported the previous censorship
in order to protect religious, moral and juridical values. When the Second Republic
was proclaimed, the newspaper uttered its compliance to the new regime, although this annoyed of many of its monarchist readers.
During the Second Republic (1931–1936) the government suspended its activity several times. It supported the Spanish Confederation of the Autonomous Right
(CEDA), the rightist and possibilist coalition that won election in 1933. After the beginning of the Civil War
, the facilities were the newspapers of the ACNdP publishing house, Editorial Católica, were printed, were confiscated by the Communist Party of Spain and Republican Left
. While the Communist voice, Mundo Obrero
, was printed using the material of Ya, a little pre-war newspaper, Política, the voice of Republican Left
took El Debate ones. After the war, the Francoist government did not wish its reestablishment and Editorial Católica re-issued Ya, a newspaper with less political significance, that was the actual heir of El Debate.
Spain
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Catholic
Catholic
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daily newspaper, published in Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
between 1910 and 1936. It was the most important Catholic newspaper of its time in Spain.
It was founded by Guillermo de Rivas during the controversy originated by the so-called Padlock Bill, against the establishment of any more religious orders in Spain. It suffered a very unsuccessful management during its first months and it was sold to Ángel Herrera Oria
Ángel Herrera Oria
Ángel Herrera Oria was a Spanish journalist, Catholic lay leader, politician and later priest, bishop and cardinal...
and his Asociación Católica Nacional de Propagandistas (ACNdP). Herrera Oria edited the newspaper from 1911 to 1933.
Ideologically, it was very conservative and clerical
Clericalism
Clericalism is the application of the formal, church-based, leadership or opinion of ordained clergy in matters of either the church or broader political and sociocultural import...
, and journalistically it was very modern. It imported journalistic techniques from the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and in 1926 opened the first Journalism School
Journalism school
A journalism school is a school or department, usually part of an established university, where journalists are trained. An increasingly used term for a journalism department, school or college is 'J-School'...
of Spain. It was the first newspaper with specific sport information
Sports journalism
Sports journalism is a form of journalism that reports on sports topics and events.While the sports department within some newspapers has been mockingly called the toy department, because sports journalists do not concern themselves with the 'serious' topics covered by the news desk, sports...
. During the dictatorship of Miguel Primo de Rivera
Miguel Primo de Rivera
Miguel Primo de Rivera y Orbaneja, 2nd Marquis of Estella, 22nd Count of Sobremonte, Knight of Calatrava was a Spanish dictator, aristocrat, and a military official who was appointed Prime Minister by the King and who for seven years was a dictator, ending the turno system of alternating...
(1923-1930) it supported the previous censorship
Censorship
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in order to protect religious, moral and juridical values. When the Second Republic
Second Spanish Republic
The Second Spanish Republic was the government of Spain between April 14 1931, and its destruction by a military rebellion, led by General Francisco Franco....
was proclaimed, the newspaper uttered its compliance to the new regime, although this annoyed of many of its monarchist readers.
During the Second Republic (1931–1936) the government suspended its activity several times. It supported the Spanish Confederation of the Autonomous Right
Spanish Confederation of the Autonomous Right
The Spanish Confederation of the Autonomous Right was a Spanish political party in the Second Spanish Republic. A Catholic conservative force, it was the political heir to Angel Herrera Oria's Acción Popular and defined itself in terms of the 'affirmation and defence of the principles of Christian...
(CEDA), the rightist and possibilist coalition that won election in 1933. After the beginning of the Civil War
Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil WarAlso known as The Crusade among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War among Carlists, and The Rebellion or Uprising among Republicans. was a major conflict fought in Spain from 17 July 1936 to 1 April 1939...
, the facilities were the newspapers of the ACNdP publishing house, Editorial Católica, were printed, were confiscated by the Communist Party of Spain and Republican Left
Republican Left
The Republican Left was an Italian political party founded on January 30, 1994 after the Italian Republican Party split....
. While the Communist voice, Mundo Obrero
Mundo Obrero
Mundo Obrero is the periodical of the Communist Party of Spain . It is edited monthly and contains articles related to the Spanish and international political situations, the opinions of the different bodies of the party as well as relevant party members, and on the activities of the Party and the...
, was printed using the material of Ya, a little pre-war newspaper, Política, the voice of Republican Left
Republican Left (Spain)
The Republican Left was a Spanish left-wing republican party founded in 1934.The party was founded in 1934 following the left's defeat in the 1933 election, by the merger of Manuel Azaña's Republican Action, part of Marcelino Domingo's Radical Socialist Republican Party and Santiago Casares...
took El Debate ones. After the war, the Francoist government did not wish its reestablishment and Editorial Católica re-issued Ya, a newspaper with less political significance, that was the actual heir of El Debate.