La Codorniz

La Codorniz
CategoriesSatirical magazine
FrequencyWeekly
FounderMiguel Mihura
Founded1941
First issue8 June 1941
Final issue17 December 1978
CompanyLa Vanguardia Española
CountrySpain
Based in
LanguageSpanish

La Codorniz (Spanish: The Quail) was a weekly satirical magazine which was published in Madrid, Spain, between 1941 and 1978. From its start to 1951 its subtitle was Revista de Humor (Spanish: Humor Magazine). Then it was changed to La revista más audaz para el lector más inteligente (Spanish: The most audacious magazine for the most intelligent reader). It is often cited as the most known Spanish satirical magazine in the Francoist Spain and transition period.