El Correo facts for kids
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
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| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner(s) | Grupo Vocento |
| Publisher | Bilbao Editorial |
| Founded | 1 May 1910 (as El Pueblo Vasco) |
| Political alignment | Spanish unionism Liberal conservatism |
| Language | Spanish |
| Headquarters | Calle Pintor Losada 7, Bilbao, Spain |
El Correo (which means "The Courier") is a very important daily newspaper in Bilbao and the Basque Country in northern Spain. It is one of the most popular newspapers in Spain.
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History of El Correo Newspaper
How El Correo Started
Three brothers, Fernando, Gabriel, and Emilio Ybarra y de la Revilla, started this newspaper. They launched it on May 1, 1910. Its first name was El Pueblo Vasco, which means "The Basque People." The newspaper supported a political party called the Conservative Party. It also believed in a free press and supported the Catholic Church.
Challenges and Changes
The government closed El Pueblo Vasco on July 17, 1936. This happened just before the Spanish Civil War began. The newspaper started publishing again almost a year later, on July 6, 1937. This was after the city of Bilbao was taken over.
In 1938, two newspapers joined together. El Pueblo Vasco combined with El Correo Español. The new newspaper was called El Correo Español-El Pueblo Vasco. Over the next 15 years, El Correo bought other newspapers. These included El Noticiero Bilbaíno and El Diario Vasco. After buying El Diario Vasco, the company changed its name to Bilbao Editorial S.A.
Modernizing the Newspaper
In 1965, El Correo moved to its current offices. It also changed to a smaller size, known as tabloid format. The newspaper also started printing more pages. By 1976, El Correo became the best-selling newspaper in northern Spain.
Around this time, a publisher named Javier de Ybarra y Bergé was sadly killed by a group called ETA. The Vatican also owned a part of El Correo until 1989.
El Correo and La Vuelta
El Correo used to organize a famous bicycle race called La Vuelta. This race goes all around Spain. They organized it from 1955 to 1978. However, the ETA group caused problems for the race in the late 1960s. There was also more disorder around the race in the late 1970s. Because of this, the Spanish cycling group stopped the race from going through the Basque Country. So, in 1979, El Correo announced it would no longer organize the race. The race did not return to the Basque Country until 2011.
Expansion and Reach of El Correo
Growing Across Spain
In the 1980s, El Correo started to grow. It began publishing in more areas outside Bilbao. It also bought El Diario Montañés, another newspaper in Santander.
Today, El Correo publishes nine different local editions. Five of these are in the province of Vizcaya, where Bilbao is located. There is also one edition for Álava, one for Guipúzcoa, one for Burgos (in the city of Miranda de Ebro), and one for La Rioja. In April 2014, El Correo even started being published in the United Arab Emirates.
Who Owns El Correo Now?
El Correo, El Diario Vasco, and El Diario Montañés are all owned by Grupo Vocento. This is a big company that owns many media outlets across Spain. Grupo Vocento also owns ABC in Madrid. The main editor of El Correo is Juan Carlos Martínez Gauna. Bilbao Editorial is the publisher.
Special Features and Awards
The newspaper is printed in a smaller, easy-to-read tabloid format. It features a daily comic strip called Don Celes. This comic strip is now a well-known symbol of the newspaper.
In 2012, El Correo won an award. It was named the "Newspaper of the Year" in the regional newspapers category by the European Newspapers Congress.
Circulation Numbers
Circulation means how many copies of the newspaper are printed and sold.
- In 1993, El Correo printed about 134,000 copies.
- This number went up to 138,000 copies in 1994.
- In 2002, the circulation was 130,042 copies.
- It then went down slightly to 128,000 copies in 2003.
- In 2006, it was 112,588 copies.
- By 2008, the circulation was 118,107 copies.
Notable Journalists
- Sara Estévez
See also
In Spanish: El Correo para niños
