ABC Newspaper Spain is a Spanish national daily newspaper founded in Madrid on January 1, 1903, by Torcuato Luca de Tena y Álvarez-Ossorio. ABC started as a weekly newspaper, turning daily in June 1905. Today, ABC 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 Pais and El Mundo.ABC is known for generally supporting conservative political views and defending the Spanish monarchy.