History


1895

20th September. The first edition of the Heraldo is published.

1906

2 daily editions, and 2 special editions for Huesca, Navarra and La Rioja.

1908

The Heraldo acquires Aragon’s first printing press from France.

1931

In May, the Heraldo inaugurates its office building in Paseo de la Independencia, 29, where it continues to edit the paper today.

1967

The news agency Sapisa, forerunner of Colpisa, is created with the Heraldo among its founders.

1977

DASA’s activity begins to centralize the distribution of all publications in Aragon.

1988

On 26th November, the Heraldo starts printing as a 'broadsheet tabloid'.

1995

The newspaper is launched online under the domain Heraldo.es

2003

The modern printing plant in Villanueva de Gállego is inaugurated.

2004

In Vienna, the Heraldo receives the European Newspaper Award (Norbert Kuppert) for the best European design in its category.

2006

Factoría is born to produce audiovisuals and provide technical services to television.

2007

Grupo Heraldo is created to drive forward the diversification of its different areas.

2009

The heraldo.es website launches its first edition for mobile phones.

2012

Comex Integración and IriTec join forces with Grupo Heraldo to create IT consulting firm Hiberus.

2014

Hiberus establishes itself as a successful multinational upon reaching 500 employees.

2015

The group acquires the national daily 20minutos.

2017

HENNEO acquires the digital financial daily La Información, founded in 2009, and relaunches it as a business daily.

2018

HENNEO boosts its vertical media project with the purchase of Cinemania and Seriemania.

2019

Fernando de Yarza is appointed President of WAN-IFRA, the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers.

2020

Heraldo de Aragón celebrates its 125th anniversary and 20minutos commemorates its 20 years of history.

2021

HENNEO and the German group VGP reach an agreement to invest in the media sector in Spain.

Paloma de Yarza López-Madrazo, sixth female president in the history of Heraldo de Aragón.

HENNEO appoints Íñigo de Yarza CEO of the group.

2022

HENNEO organizes the 73rd World Congress of Press Publishers. More than 1,000 media executives from 20 countries meet in Zaragoza.

Hiberus has more than 2,000 professionals. It is, for the second consecutive year, the Spanish technology that grows the most.