Some Little-Known Guatemalan Publications
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9867842 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Martin E Erickson (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1945 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 499 |
| Publication date | 1945-11-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Hispania (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0018-2133 • E-ISSN: 2153-6414 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/333795 |
| OpenAlex | W2332509709 |
| Language | EN |
A LTHOUGH Mexico can lay claim to the first newspaper in the New World, Guatemala can claim the distinction of producing the first true newspaper reporter. He was Juan Rodriguez and he reported the terrific earthquake that leveled the city of Santiago de los Caballeros de Guatemala on September 10 and 11, 1541. His story of the earthquake was printed by Juan Pablos in Mexico in 1542. The text may be consulted in Jose Toribio Medina's La imprenta en Mexico.' Writing in a supplement to El Imparcial of Guatemala City, November 1, 1941, David Vela has this to say about Rodriguez's story
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| Highly cited | No |
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