In September 15, 2008, Newseum had an article about the First Spanish-Language Newspaper Founded 200 Years Ago. Acording to the author of the article, this paper was issued for the first time on September 15 in New Orleans 200 years ago. The name of the newspaper is El Misisipí.
It was published for those who were exile because Napoleón had conquered Spain. According to this article, the newspaper was not very long and reported news from Spain. It was printed in both languages: English and Spanish and lasted only two years. El Misisipí was only the beginingof what is today a thriving Latino presence in the United States.
The following are just a few links to Spanish papers in the USA(I'll add more links as I write other posts about Latin Culture everywhere.):
http://www.azteca21.com/n/
http://www.cnylatino.com/
http://www.diariolasamericas.com/
http://www.elsolnews.com/
http://online.wsj.com/public/page/espanol-inicio.html
Most newspapers in the USA began because the locan Spanish Speaking community wanted to expose the injustices that existed and still exist in their communities and place of work. Some of the older newspapers include El Habanero ( www.elhabanero.cubaweb.cu). El Habanero was first published in 1824 and advocated Cuban independence from Spain. In 1855, El Clamor Público (http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/assetserver/controller/view/ECLAM-1856-01-05~3 ) exposed the violence against Latinos after the United States conquered the Northwest part of Mexico. In 1892 in New York , La Patria started to promote Cuban and Puerto Rican independence from Spain. La Prensa debuted in New York City nearly a century ago to serve the growing immigrant population. Now called El Diarió La Prensa (http://www.impre.com/eldiariony/home.php), it is the nation’s oldest Spanish-language newspaper. In 1926 La Opinión (http://www.laopinion.com) was launched for the first time.
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