Historia Crítica

Hist. Crit. | eISSN 1900-6152 | ISSN 0121-1617

The Press and Public Opinion in the Early Republic (New Kingdom of Granada, 1808-1815)

No. 42 (2010-09-01)
  • Gilberto Loaiza Cano
https://doi.org/10.7440/histcrit42.2010.04

Abstract

This essay examines the complex process of adopting freedoms of the press in what had been until that moment the New Kingdom of Granada. Between 808 and 1815, a period of intense political mutations, the freedom of speech and the press were conceded though with restrictions. There was also the rhetorical inheritance that served as a common repertoire among the main political and educated figures of the period. The transition from an Enlightenment-based press to one that expressed political opinions was evident during these years. La Bagatela, published by Antonio Nariño, was one example of this transition.

Keywords: public opinion, journalism, censorship, Enlightenment