Diario de León

The Diario de León is a Spanish daily newspaper based in León. Founded in 1906, it is one of the most-widely circulated regional newspapers in Castile and León, along with El Norte de Castilla.^[1]

Diario de León

Type	Daily newspaper
Founded	1906; 119 years ago (1906)
Language	Spanish
Headquarters	León, Spain
ISSN	1989-5747
OCLC number	733135594
Website	diariodeleon.es

History

The Diario de León was founded in 1906 as a Catholic regional newspaper, maintaining close ties with the Diocese of León.^[2][3] It received support from both conservative politicians and clergy alike, as it promoted right-wing Catholicism and Spanish nationalism.^[4][5] Its first issue was published on 3 February 1906.^[6][7]

On 28 April 1973, the Diario de León became a morning newspaper.^[8] According to the Oficina de Justificación de la Difusión [es], the newspaper had a print circulation of 15,640 from July 2007 to June 2008.^[9]

Notable personnel

• Manuel Cachafeiro^[10]
• Luis Corral y Feliú^[11]
• José Díez Monar^[12]
• Antolín Gutiérrez Cuñado^[2]
• José González Fernández^[12]
• Antonio González de Lama [es]
• Antonio Pereira [es]^[13]
• Francisco Umbral^[14]