Gazeta de Santa Fe de Bogotá

The ''Gazeta de Santa Fe'', whose full name was ''Gazeta de Santa Fe de Bogotá Capital del Nuevo Reino de Granada'', was a newspaper printed at the Royal Printing Press of Antonio Espinosa de los Monteros that circulated from 1785 in the Viceroyalty of New Granada. It is considered the first journalistic publication in Colombian territory, a direct precursor of the national press and one of the earliest manifestations of journalism in Latin America.

Three issues of the 18th-century ''Gazeta'' are known. The first, four pages long, was published on 31 August, and the last is dated 30 September 1785. Its content focuses on reporting the 12 July earthquake. Other pieces include correspondence from places such as Mompox about a “Strong Hurricane,” the Economic Society of Friends of the Country, and a miraculous event in which Mrs. Buenaventura Ximenez was reportedly saved through the intercession of St. Peter of Alcántara. The final issue details the founding of the College of Our Lady of the Pillar of Education, lists the young women enrolled there, and warns of a measles outbreak.

It was renamed ''Gazeta de Santafé de Bogotá'' in the 19th century after the Battle of Boyacá. Provided by Wikipedia