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''ABC'' is a Spanish national daily newspaper published in Spain. It is the third largest general-interest newspaper in Spain, and the oldest newspaper still operating in Madrid. ''ABC'' is often referred to as a newspaper of record from Spain, along with ''El País'' and ''El Mundo''. ==History and profile== ''ABC'' was first published in Madrid on 1 January 1903 by Torcuato Luca de Tena y Álvarez-Ossorio. The founding publishing house was Prensa Española, which was led by the founder of the paper, Luca de Tena.〔 The paper started as a weekly newspaper, turning daily in June 1905. In 1928 ABC had two editions, one for Madrid and the other for Sevilla.〔 The latter was named ''ABC de Sevilla''.〔 On 20 July 1936, shortly after the Spanish Civil War began, ''ABC'' in Madrid was seized by the republican government, which changed the paper's politics to support the Republicans. The same year ''Blanco y Negro'', a magazine, became its supplement. A separate ''ABC'' printed in Seville supported the Nationalists. In 1939 ''ABC'' in Madrid was given back to its original owners, by Francisco Franco.〔 During this period the paper was one of two major dailies in the country together with ''La Vanguardia''.〔 In the 1990s the publisher of ''ABC'' was Editorial Espanola.〔 The paper later moved from its historic landmark offices in Madrid by ''Paseo de la Castellana'', which are now a shopping mall. The paper is part of Grupo Vocento, which also owns ''El Correo Español'', ''El Diario Vasco'', ''La Verdad'' and ''Las Provincias'', among the others. In the late 1970s and 1980s ''ABC'' had close connections with first Popular Alliance and later Popular Party. On 25 September 2009, ''ABC'' made its complete archives, dating back to 1903, available online, giving modern readers a chance to see contemporaneous news about the Spanish Civil War or Francisco Franco's death. ''ABC'' publishes in compact-sized stapled sheets, noticeably smaller than the loose tabloid format favoured by most Spanish dailies, including ''El País'' and ''El Mundo''. Its cover distinctively features a full-size picture. ''ABC'' is known for generally supporting conservative political views and defending the Spanish monarchy. The paper has also a right-wing stance. Its director since 1983, Luis María Ansón, left the paper in 1997 to found another daily, ''La Razón'', which initially catered to even more conservative readers. Historically, it was noted in its heavy use of photography, and the front page is typically a large photo taking up to one third of the area. Recently, it has been recognized for its coverage of Spanish culture and arts.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「ABC (newspaper)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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