Correo del Orinoco

Correo del Orinoco
TypeWeekly newspaper
Founded27 June 1818
Ceased publication27 March 1822
LanguageSpanish

Correo del Orinoco (the Orinoco Post) was a newspaper founded by Simón Bolívar and published in Venezuela.[1] It was the first independent newspaper both in South America and in Latin America in general.

The newspaper was published weekly from 1818 to 1822 in Angostura (now Ciudad Bolívar), a city on the Orinoco River.[2]

The newspaper's name is now used by the Correo del Orinoco newspaper, produced by the Government of Venezuela.

See also

References

  1. ^ Cervantes, Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de. "Correo del Orinoco | Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes". www.cervantesvirtual.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-11-14.
  2. ^ "Correo del Orinoco (1818-1822) · Biblioteca Virtual Colombiana". www.humanas.unal.edu.co. Retrieved 2025-11-14.