El Alcázar facts for kids

El Alcázar (which means The Fortress in English) was a Spanish newspaper. It was published in Spain from 1936 to 1988. The newspaper had very traditional and sometimes extreme political views.

The Story of El Alcázar Newspaper

How El Alcázar Started

The newspaper El Alcázar began in 1936. It was created to support a group called the nationalists. They were fighting in the Spanish Civil War. The newspaper was named after the Alcázar of Toledo, a famous fortress. This was to honor the soldiers who defended it during a long battle. At first, the newspaper mainly shared news about the military.

Changing Views Over Time

For a short time, from 1966 to 1968, El Alcázar tried to be more open. It showed some slightly less extreme ideas of the government at the time. However, this changed in 1968. The newspaper went back to strongly supporting its original political ideas.

In June 1975, it became the official newspaper for a group of former soldiers. These soldiers wanted to keep the old government's ideas alive.

After Franco's Time

In November 1975, the leader of Spain, Francisco Franco, passed away. Spain then began to change towards a democratic government. El Alcázar became the voice for a group of military leaders. They were called the Búnker. This group did not want Spain to become a democracy.

Between 1977 and 1981, the newspaper printed articles from another group. This group openly suggested that the military should take over the government. This happened shortly before a real attempt to do so in 1981. Later, in 1983, the newspaper asked for a new political party to be formed. This led to the creation of the Juntas Españolas party.

Newspaper Sales and Closing

The number of copies El Alcázar sold went down between 1970 and 1975. But then, its sales started to go up. In 1975, it sold about 13,119 copies. By 1978, it sold around 66,104 copies. Sales continued to increase until 1980.

However, El Alcázar eventually closed down in 1988. This was because it was not selling enough copies. Antonio Izquierdo was the last editor of the newspaper. By the end, most of its readers were former soldiers who supported the old government.

In 1994, a Spanish court decided something important. It ruled that the Spanish government had to pay a lot of money to the newspaper's owners. This was because the government had treated El Alcázar unfairly. They had not given it official advertisements or support. The money was used to pay off debts the newspaper's company had.

People Who Worked at El Alcázar

Many notable people worked for El Alcázar newspaper. Some of them include:

• Jorge Claramunt
• Jesús Evaristo Casariego
• Jesús Ercilla
• José Luis Cebrián
• Fernando Vizcaíno Casas
• Enrique Jardiel Poncela
• Rafael García Serrano
• José Antonio Gurriarán
• Alfonso Paso
• Yale

See also

• In Spanish: El Alcázar (España) para niños
• Juntas Españolas