El Mosquito was an independent weekly satire newspaper published in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It was the first political humor newspaper in Argentina.[1]

El Mosquito
Front page 21 May 1882
TypeWeekly newspaper
Founded24 May 1863
Political alignmentPolitical Satirical paper
LanguageSpanish
Ceased publication16 July 1893
HeadquartersBuenos Aires, Argentina

Overview edit

After the fall of the Juan Manuel de Rosas regime, there was increased press freedom and many newspapers were started. El Mosquito was one of them and it was established in 1863. It was published every Sunday. It did become daily in April 1968 but it did not succeed. The newspaper was known for its cartoons, caricature and political humour. Later on Henri Stein became its owner and chief cartoonist. Then President of Argentina Domingo Faustino Sarmiento had his cartoons drawn by Henri Stein published in El Mosquito.[2][3][4]

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References edit

  1. ^ "LA HISTORIA DEL COMIC EN LA ARGENTINA". Spanish. www.todohistorietas.com.ar. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  2. ^ Miguel Fernández (2006). ""Viva el salvagismo!:" The Representation of Amerindians in Argentine Satirical Newspapers during the Years of National Organization ( 1852–1880 )" (PDF). The Colorado Review of Hispanic Studies. 4: 127–145.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "El Mosquito, January 3, 1875". World Digital Library. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  4. ^ David William Foster; Melissa Fitch Lockhart; Darrell B. Lockhart (1 January 1998). Culture and Customs of Argentina. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 59–. ISBN 978-0-313-30319-7. Retrieved 13 June 2013.