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| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Founder(s) | Thomas George Love. [1] |
| Publisher | Jones & Co |
| Editor | Gilbert Ramsay Alexander Brander James Kiernan |
| Founded | August 4, 1826 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | United Kingdom |
| Country | Argentina |
The British Packet, and Argentine News was an Anglo-Argentine weekly newspaper, edited for the British and American community of Buenos Aires. [2] The journal was founded by Thomas George Love in 1826, [3] and published until 1859. [4]
His first print was published on Friday, August 4, 1826, and among other notices reference was made to the conflict between Argentina and Brazil (Cisplatine War). Edited mainly for the British community, it had among its readers members of the American and German community, including Irish Catholics, and their descendants, established in Buenos Aires since the 18th century.
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Another important English-speaking newspaper was The Cosmopolitan, whose first print run was published on Wednesday, November 23, 1831. [6]
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