Magazines inSpain are varied and numerous,[1] but they have smallcirculation.[2] In terms of frequency, the Spanish magazines are mostlyweekly and monthly.[3] Although there arenews magazines andpolitical magazines in the country, they mostly focus on entertainment, social events, sports, and television.[3]
There were many influential feminist magazines in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries in the country. The first magazine of which theeditor-in-chief was a woman wasEl Robespierre Español which was in circulation in between 1811 and 1812.[4] The number of mainstream women's magazines intensified in the 1960s.[5] As of 2014 there were also a large number ofaviation magazines in the country.[6]
At least thirteen magazines were published by theFalange-operated publishing companies in 1948.[7] The data by the General Media Survey indicated that there were 137 magazines in Spain in 2003.[8] By the beginning of 2005 the number had risen to 576.[9] In addition, there were a total of 19supplements.[9] However, between 2008 and 2012 a total of 182 magazines ceased publication in Spain.[10]
The following is an incomplete list of current and defunct magazines published in Spain. They may be published inSpanish or in other languages.