Antonio Fontán
Antonio Fontán Pérez, 1st Marquess of Guadalcanal (15 October 1923 – 14 January 2010) was a Spanish journalist recognized for his work in promoting press freedom in his country. He was also a well-known Catholic and a member of Opus Dei.Antonio Fontán was the editor of the independent newspaper ''Madrid'' from 1967 to 1971. The periodical openly criticized Francisco Franco's authoritarian rule. In 1968, the government began a campaign against the newspaper, in which Fontán was prosecuted 19 times and fined 10 times in the span of four months. In October 1971, the authorities demanded Fontán's resignation, closing down the paper a few weeks later. Fontán's staunch defense of the principles of free expression during those five years as editor earned him and his staff a unique place in the annals of Spanish journalism.
In 1977, Fontán was elected to the Spanish Senate as a member of the Unión de Centro Democrático, in the first democratic general elections after the end of Francoist Spain. During his career, Fontán co-authored Spain's Constitution of 1978, which recognized freedom of expression and freedom of information as fundamental rights. He also served as a minister from 1979 to 1982.
At the time of his death, Fontán was the president and publisher of ''Nueva Revista de Política, Cultura y Arte'', a bimonthly news magazine, which he founded in 1990. The International Press Institute (IPI) has named him one of the "Heroes of Press Freedom." Provided by Wikipedia
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7by Dionisio Ollero, Luis Alberto de Cuenca, J. Igal, Antonio Fontán, L. Rubio, Máximo BriosoGet full text
Published 1986-06-01
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8by Félix Piñero, Antonio Fontán, Ana Pérez Vega, José Joaquín Caerols Pérez, Antonio Moreno Hernández, L. A. Hernández Miguel, Domingo Plácido, Francisco R. Adrados, A. Sancho Royo, Vicente Cristóbal, Manuela García ValdésGet full text
Published 1989-12-01
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10by Francisco R. Adrados, Juan Antonio López Férez, Ángel Anglada, L. Rubio, Miguel Ángel San Martín, Antonio Tovar, Alberto Bernabé, J. Igal, María del Carmen Arias Abellán, C. García Gual, Bartolomé Segura Ramos, Gonzalo Fernández, Armando Torrent, Antonio Fontán, S. Mariner Bigorra, V. BejaranoGet full text
Published 1984-06-01
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11by Gonzalo Fernández, Ángel Anglada, Antonio Fontán, Antonio Ramírez de Verger, Francisco R. Adrados, Alberto Bernabé, J. A. Berenguer, C. Miralles, Esperanza Rodríguez Monescillo, E. A. Ramos Jurado, Álvaro d'Ors, Domingo Plácido, M.ª J. López de Ayala, M.ª Dolores LaraGet full text
Published 1986-12-01
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12by Alberto Bernabé, José María Lucas, Antonio Fontán, Isidoro Millán González-Pardo, Antonio Tovar, Emilio Crespo, José García López, A. Díaz Tejera, Juan Antonio López Férez, E. Lledó, C. García Gual, Esperanza Flores Gómez, Miguel Ángel San Martín, Gonzalo Fernández, Francisco R. Adrados, Antonio Ramírez de VergerGet full text
Published 1983-12-01
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13by Miguel Ángel San Martín, Juan Antonio López Férez, Antonio Ramírez de Verger, Antonio Fontán, J. M. Díaz de Bustamante, Lourdes Sanz Mingote, Emilio Crespo, Antonio Tovar, Luis F. Guillén, Jaume Pòrtulas, Ángel Anglada, Carlos García Gual, Fernando Martín, J. Alvar, Álvaro d'Ors, Santiago Montero Herrero, José Miguel Serrano DelgadoGet full text
Published 1987-06-01
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14by C. Schrader, Juan Rodríguez Somolinos, Antonio Fontán, Miguel Ángel San Martín, Dionisio Ollero, Antonio Ramírez de Verger, Máximo Brioso Sánchez, A. Tovar, F. Villar, Francisco R. Adrados, Enrique Montero Cartelle, Luis Alberto de Cuenca, Emilio Lledó, María José López de Ayala, Bartolomé Segura Ramos, Aurora López López, Ciriaca Morano, J. M. Díaz de Bustamante, Andrés PociñaGet full text
Published 1985-12-01
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15by Ángel Anglada, Juan Rodríguez Somolinos, Luis Alberto de Cuenca, Francisco R. Adrados, Luis Alfonso Llera Fueyo, Antonio Fontán, Vicente Cristóbal, X. Ballester, Gonzalo Fernández, Santiago Montero, E. A. Ramos Jurado, José García López, Jaume Pòrtulas, Ángel Escobar Chico, Miguel Ángel Elvira, A. Ramírez de Verger, A. Pérez Vega, Hugo F. Bauzá, M.ª Victoria Spottorno, Gaspar MorochoGet full text
Published 1989-06-01
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