diff --git a/app/controllers/debates_controller.rb b/app/controllers/debates_controller.rb
index 53545887e..718772015 100644
--- a/app/controllers/debates_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/debates_controller.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 class DebatesController < ApplicationController
   before_action :set_debate, only: [:show, :edit, :update]
-
+  before_action :authenticate_user!, only: [:new, :create]
+  
   def index
     @debates = Debate.all
   end
@@ -16,7 +17,9 @@ class DebatesController < ApplicationController
   end
 
   def create
-    @debate = Debate.create(debate_params)
+    @debate = Debate.new(debate_params)
+    @debate.author = current_user
+    @debate.save
     respond_with @debate
   end
 
diff --git a/app/models/debate.rb b/app/models/debate.rb
index c66913c59..22e15fe3e 100644
--- a/app/models/debate.rb
+++ b/app/models/debate.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 class Debate < ActiveRecord::Base
+  belongs_to :author, class_name: 'User', foreign_key: 'author_id'
+
   validates :title, presence: true
   validates :description, presence: true
+  validates :author, presence: true
 
   validates :terms_of_service, acceptance: { allow_nil: false }, on: :create
-end
+end
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diff --git a/app/views/debates/_debate.html.erb b/app/views/debates/_debate.html.erb
index 4f99c9df9..637c0086c 100644
--- a/app/views/debates/_debate.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/debates/_debate.html.erb
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 <div class='debate'>
   <p><%= link_to debate.title, debate %></p>
   <p><%= debate.description %></p>
-  <p>Creado el: <%= l debate.created_at.to_date %></p>
+  <p>
+    Creado el: <%= l debate.created_at.to_date %>
+    por: <%= debate.author.name %>
+  </p>
 </div>
 <br/><br/>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/views/debates/show.html.erb b/app/views/debates/show.html.erb
index 777b22d1b..f0a67e527 100644
--- a/app/views/debates/show.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/debates/show.html.erb
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 <div id="debate-<%= @debate.id %>">
   <p><%= @debate.title %></p>
   <p><%= @debate.description %></p>
-  <p>Creado el: <%= l @debate.created_at.to_date %></p>
+  <p>
+    Creado el: <%= l @debate.created_at.to_date %>
+    por: <%= @debate.author.name %>
+  </p>
 </div>
 
 <%= link_to 'Edit', edit_debate_path(@debate) %> |