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 El Calpense cover page from 15 May 1894. | |
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | Parral family |
| Publisher | Imprenta Calpense |
| Founded | 1868 |
| Language | Spanish |
| Ceased publication | 1982 |
| Headquarters | Calpense House, College Lane, Gibraltar |
| Circulation | 3,000 |
El Calpense was a Spanish language newspaper that was published in the then Crown colony (now British overseas territory) of Gibraltar between 1868 and 1982. Its name is synonymous, in Spanish, to "The Gibraltarian" (Calpe being an ancient name for Gibraltar, as it was the name given to the Rock of Gibraltar as one of the Pillars of Hercules).
El Calpense (subtitled a political, commercial and advertising daily, Spanish: Diario político, mercantil y de anuncios) was founded as a daily[1] and was the first Spanish language newspaper published in Gibraltar. Owned and run by Spaniards, its emergence was at first resisted by the Governors of Gibraltar, who worried about possible troubles with Spain and disruption in the town.[2] Its audience was not only among the Spanish-speaking community in Gibraltar, but also in the surrounding area, the Campo de Gibraltar. Its contents was rather similar to those of the Gibraltar Chronicle, but in Spanish. It also included reviews of Madrid-based Spanish press as well as the British press.
- ^ La frontera estéril: la literatura en español en Gibraltar (in Spanish)
- ^ Edward G. Archer (2006). Gibraltar, identity and empire. Routledge. p. 180. ISBN 0-415-34796-3.