The British Packet, and Argentine News

The British Packet, and Argentine News was an Anglo-Argentine newspaper, edited for the British and American community of Buenos Aires.[2] The journal was founded by Thomas George Love in 1826,[3] and published until 1859.[4]

The British Packet, and Argentine News
TypeWeekly newspaper
Founder(s)Thomas George Love.[1]
PublisherJones & Co
EditorGilbert Ramsay
Alexander Brander
James Kiernan
FoundedAugust 4, 1826 (1826-08-04)
LanguageEnglish
HeadquartersUnited Kingdom
CountryArgentina

History

His first print was published on Friday, August 4, 1826, and among other notices reference was made to the conflict between Argentina and Brazil (Cisplatine War). Edited mainly for the British community, it had among its readers members of the American and German community, including Irish Catholics, and their descendants, established in Buenos Aires since the 18th century.

The British Packet, and Argentine News was the main English-speaking newspaper of the Río de la Plata. During the second English invasion, was edited The Southern Star, a bilingual newspaper published in Montevideo.[5]

Another important English-speaking newspaper was The Cosmopolitan, whose first print run was published on Wednesday, November 23, 1831.[6]

  • cover of the first issue of The British Packet, and Argentine News published on August 4, 1826.
  • Announcement of Juan José Canaveri, offering his legal services to the community.
  • sale of Thomas Gowland products.
  • one of the last runs of the newspaper .

References
  1. Imperial Skirmishes: War and Gunboat Diplomacy in Latin America. Andrew Graham-Yooll.
  2. Buenos Aires: Desde la conquista hasta la ciudad patricia. José Luis Romero, Luis Alberto Romero.
  3. La colonia olvidada: tres siglos de presencia británica en la Argentina. Andrew Graham-Yooll.
  4. Becoming Irlandés: Private Narratives of the Irish Emigration to Argentina. Edmundo Murray.
  5. Universidad, Issue 21. Universidad Nacional del Litoral.
  6. Juan Manuel de Rosas en la historia argentina:. Enrique Arana.


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