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10 January 1803(1803-01-10) (aged 83) Madrid, Spain
Occupation
Writer
journalist
Notable works
Diario Noticioso
Curioso-Erudito y Comercial
Público y Económico
Francisco Mariano Nipho (10 June 1719 – 10 January 1803), also known asFrancisco Mariano Nifo y Cagigal, was aSpanish writer and journalist. He is credited with founding several journals, including what is considered Spain's first modern newspaper.[1]
Born inAlcañiz,Aragon,Spain, on 10 June 1719, Nipho was the son of a woman fromPamplona and a man of Neapolitan descent, who served as governor ofMaella. As a child, he moved with his family toMadrid, where he lived and worked for the rest of his life.[2]
Nipho viewed journalism as a social and artistic responsibility, although he found it financially challenging. He described it as "a painful and unprofitable occupation," while stressing its role in "educating and moralizing." His work included direct English-to-Spanish literary translations, a practice uncommon at the time.
In 1758, he founded theDiario Noticioso, Curioso-Erudito y Comercial, Público y Económico, consideredSpain's first modern newspaper. Later in life, he served as a censor in the late 18th century.
Nipho believed that books were inaccessible to the general public and saw newspaper circulation as a critical means for sharing ideas within society. Instead of strictly conveying news and scholarly information, he incorporated critiques and aimed to popularize complex ideas and resonate with a broader audience.[citation needed]
With a traditional andChristian background, Nipho sought to disseminate ideas within Spain. Rationalism conflicted with his religious beliefs, though his theology remained intact. Nipho's approach to journalism was guided by three core principles: range, accuracy, and speed. He believed journalists had two main objectives: education and the development of science.[citation needed]
On 1 February 1758, Nipho collaborated with Juan Antonio Lozano. With the support ofFerdinand VI, they published the first issue of theDiario noticioso, curioso-erudito y comercial, público y económico, also calledDiario de Madrid,, the first Spanish daily general news newspaper. However, in 1759, Nipho sold his stake inDiario's's printing privileges.[1] Lozano continued to publish the newspaper until his death in 1780.
In the following years, Nipho started several other journalism projects, most of which were short-lived:
ElCaxón de sastre (1760–1761), reportedly the first work in Spain sold by subscription; it collected literary fragments and articles on aesthetics, morality, society, and culture.
El Duende Especulativo (1761), a criticism of Madrid customs.
El murmurador impartial (1761), an anthology of literary texts.
LaEstafeta de Londres (1762), a weekly publication on various subjects drawn from English newspapers.
ElDiario estrangero (1763), a weekly publication that collected literary news from Europe and included theater criticism from Madrid.
El Pensador cristiana (1763) andEl hablador juicioso y crítica impartial (1763), weekly publications translating works by the Jesuit Juan Busseo (in the first) and Abbot Langlet (in the second).
ElCorreo general, histórico, literaria y económico de la Europa (1763), a weekly general news publication.
El novelero de los estrados y tertulias (1764), a weekly publication translating seven novels by Marmontel and one by Matías de los Reyes, a 17th-century writer.
El escolar Investigación (1764), translated works on the arts, laws, and sciences.
El Bufón de la Corte (1767) (Eng: The Court Jester), a satirical weekly[1] published by Nipho under the pseudonym "Joseph de la Serna."
The publication was initially known asDaily News bulletins Curious-Scholar Public and later calledCommercial and Economic. It was published until 1918.Noticioso Journal was associated withThe Censor andThe Thinker. The publication hosted advertisements for free. Nipho explained:
Many individuals advised me to give the notices, which are published for the Journal from eight to eight days, or at most twice a week, but I have not been able to accommodate this idea, for a very strong reason: many times there is a person in this court who has commissioned accuracy or wants to buy some things for themselves, or for people in their place. This person is in court for a day and not the entire week, so if they do not come or are not in Madrid on the day of publication of the Journal, they will find that notices will be slow to communicate or not timely. For this reason, if you want to sell some jewelry or furniture, you may lose the chance to find a good buyer. But today has money that needs it tomorrow, thus publishing the Journal every day serves all ads.
This publication had up to 1,000 subscribers. In 1786, Jacques Thevin renamed it theDiario de Madrid.
^Stone, John (2010). Stockhorst, Stefanie (ed.).Cultural Transfer through Translation: The Circulation of Enlightened Thought in Europe by Means of Translation. Ámsterdam: Rodopi. pp. 263–278.[a study of the translation of an essay from Samuel Johnson's Idler, published in El novelero de los estrados in 1764]
