La Vanguardia
Front page of La Vanguardia, 21 June 2024 | |
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner(s) | Grupo Godó |
| Publisher | Javier Godó (Earl of Godó) |
| Editor | Jordi Juan |
| Founded | 1 February 1881 |
| Political alignment | Liberalism, Catalanism, monarchism, centrism |
| Language | Spanish (since 1881) and Catalan (since 2011) |
| Headquarters | Barcelona, Spain |
| Circulation | 196,824 (2011) |
| Sister newspapers | Mundo Deportivo |
| Website | www |
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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. It has its headquarters in Barcelona and is Catalonia's leading newspaper.
Despite being mostly distributed in Catalonia, La Vanguardia is Spain's fourth-highest circulation among general-interest newspapers, trailing only the three main Madrid-based ones – El País, El Mundo and ABC – all of which are national newspapers with offices and local editions throughout the country.
The newspaper's editorial line leans to the centre of politics and is moderate in its opinions, but Francoist Spain, it followed Francoist ideology. It retains Catholic sensibilities and strong ties to the Spanish nobility through the Godó family.