El Liberal, de Sevilla (1901-1936): un diario independiente en la Andalucía anterior a la Guerra Civil

Abstract

Founded in 1901 by the celebrated press trust headed by Miguel Moya, El Liberal of Seville became the main independent newspaper published in Andalusia prior to the Civil War. Managed by Jose Laguillo from 1909, and belonging to the publishing company owned by the Busquets brothers from the 1920s, El Liberal reached a daily circulation of approximately 50,000 copies. This article examines the history of this publication during the dictatorship of Primo de Rivera and during the Second Republic, the composition of its editorial staff and the vicissitudes of this great newspaper, part of whose archives are currently stored at the Centro Documental de la Memoria Historica in Salamanca.