▁its ▁vice - tre as urer ▁prior ▁to ▁ 1 8 9 4 . ▁In ▁the ▁mid - 1 8 9 0 s ▁noted ▁in ▁various ▁religious ▁initi atives ▁he ▁was ▁also ▁speaking ▁at ▁local ▁Car list ▁c ír cul os , ▁reported ly ▁app la ud ed ▁by ▁the ▁public ▁and ▁by ▁some ▁party ▁heavy we ights . ▁This ▁is ▁how ▁he ▁attract ed ▁attention ▁of ▁the ▁regional ▁Car list ▁j ef é ▁Luis ▁L la uder ▁y ▁Dal m ases , ▁also ▁the ▁owner ▁and ▁manager ▁of ▁the ▁uno fficial ▁regional ▁party ▁mouth pie ce , ▁El ▁Cor re o ▁Catal án . ▁L la uder ▁invited ▁Jun y ent ▁to ▁contribute ▁to ▁El ▁Cor re o , ▁which ▁soon ▁turned ▁into ▁a ▁permanent ▁collaboration . ▁At ▁the ▁turn ▁of ▁the ▁centuries ▁L la uder ' s ▁health ▁was ▁already ▁seriously ▁d eter ior ating ; ▁following ▁his ▁death ▁the ▁daily ▁was ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁F oment o ▁de ▁la ▁Pr ensa ▁Trad icional ista , ▁a ▁Car list ▁institution al ▁out post . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁its ▁president ▁du que ▁de ▁Sol fer ino ▁appointed ▁Jun y ent ▁the ▁new ▁director ▁of ▁El ▁Cor re o ; ▁the ▁care t aker ▁manager ▁Salvador ▁Mor ales ▁was ▁nominated ▁editor - in - ch ief ▁but ▁he ▁served ▁briefly ▁and ▁depart ed ▁for ▁Madrid ▁shortly . ▁ ▁As ▁head ▁of ▁El ▁Cor re o ▁Catal án ▁Jun y ent ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁leading ▁figures ▁of ▁Catal an ▁Carl