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- Title
"Comulgar con ruedas de molino": el cierre del Fray Gerundio en 1840.
- Authors
GARRIDO MURO, Luis
- Abstract
Founded in april 1837 by Modesto Lafuente, Fray Gerundio was the main satirical newspaper of its time, as well as one of the most popular and sold. As a result of its constant criticism to power, it received many warnings from the different Governments, the last of which ended up with the close of the newspaper despite the fact it was against the law. The closure made it even more popular and Lafuente became a press freedom champion.
- Subjects
SPAIN; SATIRE in journalism; LAFUENTE, Modesto; SPANISH newspapers; SATIRE; FREEDOM of the press; NEWSPAPER closures; 19TH century Spanish history
- Publication
Historia y Comunicación Social, 2016, Vol 21, Issue 1, p139
- ISSN
1137-0734
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5209/rev_HICS.2016.v21.n1.52688