[1][2] Permission to publish a journal was granted to Pedro Husson de Lapazaran, a Neapolitan printer.
Around the turn of the 18th century readers began to demand content in Catalan and during the period of Napoleonic rule it was temporarily published with parallel French and Catalan text.
The journal's politics were monarchist and liberal-conservative; this policy meant that it survived in the short term, but began to be less influential following a reduction in press censorship.
During the Civil War the paper was seized and transformed into the organ of the Estat Català, produced in Catalan by Marcel·lí Perelló i Domingo.
The paper, ceased publication in 1984, was acquired by the city of Barcelona the following year and transferred to the Grupo Zeta.