[5] At the death of the founder, succeeded in the management and ownership by his brother, Ignacio Albarellos Berroeta, industrial engineer and artillery lieutenant colonel, holding the position of director until 1942.
Two typographers from Madrid and two unpaid clerks were the first resources, making the first print runs of about three hundred copies in A1 format.
As for the layout, typical of a journalistic organ of the provinces, it was of an unquestionable precariousness and simplicity, the absence of separation between sections is appreciated.
From 2 June 1940, the newspaper changed format, past the "big on", the de sábana (as known in Spanish journalistic jargon) to the type tabloide, but with 6 columns instead of 7.
At the end of 2019, Briongos left the newspaper's management to join the news headquarters of Radio Televisión Castilla y León, in which the publishing company, Promecal, is co-owner.
In addition, it has small delegations in the regions of Bureba and Merindades, which complete the news of the province with their own sections every day.
Currently, Diario de Burgos, which has a staff of fifty professionals, continues to be the province's benchmark newspaper, both on paper and digitally.
[15] In memory of the poet Tino Barriuso, a regular contributor to the newspaper, Diario de Burgos founded and sponsored a Young Poetry award in 2018, aimed at authors under 25 years of age.