Prensa e imperialismo popular. La Vanguardia y el lobby africanista a finales del siglo XIX

The purpose of this article is to study the relationship between the emergence of a new commercial and mass press and the promotion of Spanish colonialism in Morocco at the end of the 19th century. To do so, it focuses on the case of La Vanguardia, a newspaper that is as well-known as it is little s...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pol Dalmau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centre de Recherches Ibériques et Ibéro-Américaines 2025-01-01
Series:Cahiers de Civilisation Espagnole Contemporaine
Subjects:
Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/ccec/19128
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1832581404425191424
author Pol Dalmau
author_facet Pol Dalmau
author_sort Pol Dalmau
collection DOAJ
description The purpose of this article is to study the relationship between the emergence of a new commercial and mass press and the promotion of Spanish colonialism in Morocco at the end of the 19th century. To do so, it focuses on the case of La Vanguardia, a newspaper that is as well-known as it is little studied by historians. Originally founded as a party newspaper, in 1888 the Godó family promoted a radical change in the editorial line of La Vanguardia in order to expand its readership and increase its influence. Under a new guise as an informative and business newspaper, La Vanguardia climbed the ranks to become the best-selling daily in Barcelona, while at the same time becoming the main spokesman for Africanist interests in Catalonia. The case of this newspaper offers the opportunity to study the relations between the press and lobbies, as well as examine the public dimension of issues such as imperialism and national identities. To address all these questions, we will focus on the Melilla War of 1893, a short-lived conflict that sparked strong popular mobilization.
format Article
id doaj-art-29d61e17900342fcb5d9553f09ea67a2
institution Kabale University
issn 1957-7761
language English
publishDate 2025-01-01
publisher Centre de Recherches Ibériques et Ibéro-Américaines
record_format Article
series Cahiers de Civilisation Espagnole Contemporaine
spelling doaj-art-29d61e17900342fcb5d9553f09ea67a22025-01-30T10:11:43ZengCentre de Recherches Ibériques et Ibéro-AméricainesCahiers de Civilisation Espagnole Contemporaine1957-77612025-01-01510.4000/1349rPrensa e imperialismo popular. La Vanguardia y el lobby africanista a finales del siglo XIXPol DalmauThe purpose of this article is to study the relationship between the emergence of a new commercial and mass press and the promotion of Spanish colonialism in Morocco at the end of the 19th century. To do so, it focuses on the case of La Vanguardia, a newspaper that is as well-known as it is little studied by historians. Originally founded as a party newspaper, in 1888 the Godó family promoted a radical change in the editorial line of La Vanguardia in order to expand its readership and increase its influence. Under a new guise as an informative and business newspaper, La Vanguardia climbed the ranks to become the best-selling daily in Barcelona, while at the same time becoming the main spokesman for Africanist interests in Catalonia. The case of this newspaper offers the opportunity to study the relations between the press and lobbies, as well as examine the public dimension of issues such as imperialism and national identities. To address all these questions, we will focus on the Melilla War of 1893, a short-lived conflict that sparked strong popular mobilization.https://journals.openedition.org/ccec/19128NationalismPressColonialismAfricanismPublic Opinion
spellingShingle Pol Dalmau
Prensa e imperialismo popular. La Vanguardia y el lobby africanista a finales del siglo XIX
Cahiers de Civilisation Espagnole Contemporaine
Nationalism
Press
Colonialism
Africanism
Public Opinion
title Prensa e imperialismo popular. La Vanguardia y el lobby africanista a finales del siglo XIX
title_full Prensa e imperialismo popular. La Vanguardia y el lobby africanista a finales del siglo XIX
title_fullStr Prensa e imperialismo popular. La Vanguardia y el lobby africanista a finales del siglo XIX
title_full_unstemmed Prensa e imperialismo popular. La Vanguardia y el lobby africanista a finales del siglo XIX
title_short Prensa e imperialismo popular. La Vanguardia y el lobby africanista a finales del siglo XIX
title_sort prensa e imperialismo popular la vanguardia y el lobby africanista a finales del siglo xix
topic Nationalism
Press
Colonialism
Africanism
Public Opinion
url https://journals.openedition.org/ccec/19128
work_keys_str_mv AT poldalmau prensaeimperialismopopularlavanguardiayellobbyafricanistaafinalesdelsigloxix