Writing and Printing

José Ortega Spottorno

José Ortega Spottorno (Spanish pronunciation: [xose oɾˈteɣa spoˈtoɾno]; November 13, 1916 – February 18, 2002) was a Spanish journalist and publisher. Born in Madrid to famous philosopher José Ortega y Gasset and Rosa Spottorno Topete, José Ortega Spottorno was the founder of affordable paperback publishing firm Alianza Editorial and the Spanish daily newspaper El País, which quickly became the bestselling Spanish newspaper, a crown it holds to this day. He was survived by his wife, Simone Ortega, and three children, one of whom works as a journalist for El País.

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• ▸Isan language
• ▸Cerro de Punta
• ▸Decline of newspapers

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