A "communications circuit": The newspapers in the Viceroyalty of Peru (1811-1820)

Guibovich Pérez P.M. · Caracol (2025) · DOI: 10.11606/issn.2317-9651.i29p118-153

Resumen

The production, circulation and reading of newspapers between the years 1811 and 1820 in the viceroyalty of Peru is the subject of study of this essay. During those years, the viceroyalty of Peru in general, and Lima in particular, were inundated with a large number of foreign and local periodical publications. This process constitutes an exceptional window to appreciate the importance of print culture in a colonial context. From a methodological point of view, this study applies the so-called “communication circuit”, proposed by the American historian Robert Darnton. This is a proposal specific to the history of the book, which allows us to understand printed matter and its readers in their historical contexts.

Instituciones: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú; Universidad del Pacífico