El Comercio (Ecuador)

El Comercio ( Spanish for "Trade ") is an Ecuadorian newspaper that by Grupo El Comercio CA is issued. It was established in 1906 by the brothers César Mantilla Jácome ( 1877-1955 ) and Carlos Mantilla Jácome ( 1879-1970 ) founded in Quito, where they still appear today. It is the newspaper with the highest circulation in Quito.

The issuing company is still mainly owned by the Mantilla family. Its current CEO is Fabricio Acquaviva Mantilla, Executive Director Guadalupe Mantilla de Acquaviva. In addition to El Comercio also include the newspaper Últimas Noticias and the radio station Radio Radio Quito and Platinum to El Comercio. Until 1985 Televisora ​​Nacional Canal was 8, the current TV channel Ecuavisa to El Comercio group.

The newspaper has a long tradition. Her staff included the future President José María Velasco Ibarra and Rodrigo Borja and numerous intellectuals and media professionals, as Carlos Vera, Nelson Estupiñán and Enrique Ayala.