Short answers, pulled from the story.
La Vanguardia was founded on the 1st of February 1881 in Barcelona by Carlos and Bartolomé Godó, two businessmen from Igualada. It was originally created as a political vehicle for a faction of the Liberal Party seeking control of the Barcelona city council.
La Vanguardia publishes daily in both Spanish and Catalan. The Catalan-language edition launched on the 3rd of May 2011, with both editions carrying the same Spanish name rather than the Catalan translation L'Avantguarda. The paper uses an automatic translation tool that handles an average of 80,000 words per day.
La Vanguardia is the fourth-highest circulation general-interest newspaper in Spain, behind El País, El Mundo, and ABC. It is the leading newspaper in Catalonia, where it is headquartered in Barcelona.
La Vanguardia was awarded the World's Best Designed Newspaper for 1994 by the Society for News Design (SND). The paper printed in berliner format until the 2nd of October 2007, when it switched to tabloid format.
La Vanguardia is part of the Grupo Godó, founded by Carlos and Bartolomé Godó in 1881. Carlos Godó Valls took over the business in 1931, and his son Javier Godó Muntañola succeeded him as president in 1987. The Godó family has maintained strong ties to the Spanish nobility and retains Catholic sensibilities.
The Premios Vanguardia are annual awards created in 2023 by the Godó Group to celebrate the 140th anniversary of La Vanguardia. They recognise high achievers in social, economic, political, and cultural fields. The inaugural 2023 ceremony was held at the National Museum of Art of Catalonia and attended by King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain.