The British Packet, and Argentine News

The British Packet, and Argentine News was an Anglo-Argentine weekly newspaper edited for the British and American community of Buenos Aires. Founded by Thomas George Love in 1826, it was published until 1859. Its first issue appeared on Friday, 4 August 1826, and among other notices it referenced the conflict between Argentina and Brazil (the Cisplatine War). Although edited mainly for the British community, its readership also included members of the American and German communities, as well as Irish Catholics and their descendants who had been established in Buenos Aires since the 18th century. The paper was the main English-speaking newspaper of the Río de la Plata region. During the second English invasion, a bilingual newspaper called The Southern Star was published in Montevideo, and another important English-speaking newspaper, The Cosmopolitan, began publication on Wednesday, 23 November 1831. The British Packet, and Argentine News remains a notable historical record of the Anglo-Argentine press in the 19th century.

The British Packet, and Argentine News was founded by Thomas George Love in 1826 in Buenos Aires. Its first print was published on Friday, 4 August 1826. The newspaper was edited for the British and American community of Buenos Aires, and among other notices its early issues referenced the conflict between Argentina and Brazil, known as the Cisplatine War. While its primary audience was the British community, it also attracted readers from the American and German communities, as well as Irish Catholics and their descendants who had been established in Buenos Aires since the 18th century. The paper became the main English-speaking newspaper of the Río de la Plata region. During the second English invasion, a bilingual newspaper called The Southern Star was published in Montevideo. Another important English-speaking newspaper, The Cosmopolitan, had its first print run on Wednesday, 23 November 1831. The British Packet, and Argentine News continued publication until 1859, spanning over three decades of Anglo-Argentine press history.

• 1859

  Publication ceased in 1859.

• 1826

  Founded by Thomas George Love in Buenos Aires.

• 1826

  First print published on Friday, 4 August 1826.

Main English-speaking newspaper of the Río de la Plata, serving the British and American community of Buenos Aires.

• The British Packet, and Argentine News (weekly newspaper)

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