La Vanguardia
La Vanguardia (Catalan: [lə βəŋˈɡwaɾðiə]; Spanish: [la βaŋˈɡwaɾðja], lit. 'The Vanguard') is a Spanish daily newspaper, founded in 1881. It is printed in Spanish and, since 3 May 2011, also in Catalan (Spanish copy is automatically translated into Catalan). It has its headquarters in Barcelona[1] and is Catalonia's leading newspaper.
For the Argentine newspaper, see La Vanguardia (Argentina).
Despite being mostly distributed in Catalonia, La Vanguardia has Spain's fourth-highest circulation among general-interest newspapers, trailing only the three main Madrid dailies – El País, El Mundo and ABC, all of which are national newspapers with offices and local editions throughout the country.
Its editorial line leans to the centre of politics and is moderate in its opinions, although in Francoist Spain it followed Francoist ideology and retains Catholic sensibilities and strong ties to the Spanish nobility through the Godó family.
Circulation[edit]
The circulation of La Vanguardia was 221,451 copies in February 1970 and 218,390 copies in February 1975.[14] Five years later the circulation of the paper was 188,555 copies in February 1980.[14]
In 1993 La Vanguardia had a circulation of 208,029 copies, making it the fifth best selling newspaper in Spain.[15][16] In 1994 it was the fourth best selling newspaper in the country with a circulation of 207,112 copies.[16][17]
La Vanguardia had a circulation of 205,000 copies in 2001.[18] Its circulation was 203,000 copies in 2003.[19][20] Between June 2006 and July 2007 the daily had a circulation of 209,735 copies.[1] The 2008 circulation of the paper was 213,413 copies.[21] It was 196,824 copies in 2011.[22]
Language[edit]
The newspaper prints daily in two parallel editions, one in Spanish and, since 3 May 2011, another one in Catalan.[23] The Spanish name La Vanguardia is used for both editions (rather than L'Avantguarda, the Catalan translation).
Before the birth of the Catalan edition, letters to the editor submitted in Catalan were always left untranslated.
