Francisco Mariano Nipho

Francisco Mariano Nipho (10 June 1719 – 10 January 1803), also known as Francisco Mariano Nipho Cagigal, was a Spanish writer and journalist. He founded several periodicals, including the Diario Noticioso, Curioso-Erudito y Comercial, Público y Económico., which is commonly considered as Spain's first modern newspaper.