Newspapers
(noun) a periodical publication containing written information about current events
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Diario de la Marina
Diario de la Marina was a newspaper published in Cuba, founded by Don Nicolas Rivero in 1832. Diario de la Marina was Cuba’s longest-running newspaper and the one with the highest circulation. Its roots went back to 1813 with El Lucero de la Habana (The Havana Star) and the Noticioso Mercantil (The Mercantile Seer) whose 1832 merger established El Noticioso y Lucero de la Habana, which was renamed Diario de la Marina in 1844.
In 1953, the Diario had a circulation of 28,000 weekdays and 35,000 on Sundays, with 36 to 48 pages, selling for five cents. Its audience was government officials and the upper and middle classes.
Soon after the Cuban Revolution led by Fidel Castro that overthrew the Cuban government in 1959, all media – radio, television, and print – underwent a censorship process. Diario La Marina, due to its anti-Castro position (it had opposed Castro’s efforts since well before the revolution) was closed on May 12, 1960, by orders of the government. After 128 years, the newspaper had ceased operations.
The Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC) has 18,341 issues online.
dLOC covers the years 1844 – 1882, 1899 – 1909, 1930, and 1947 – 1961.
Earliest issue – 3 September 1844
Last issue – 6 May 1961
World Newspaper Archive, created with the Center for Research Libraries, provides access to historical newspapers through Readex. Libraries purchase these digital collections and members can view them through their library.
It has Diario de la Marina for the years 1844 – 1882, 1899 – 1922.
Earliest issue – 16 April 1844
Last issue – 31 December 1922
La Gaceta de la Habana
Diario de la Habana: Periodico Oficial del Gobierno becomes La Gaceta de la Habana in February of 1848.
World Newspaper Archive, created with the Center for Research Libraries, provides access to historical newspapers through Readex. Libraries purchase these digital collections and members can view them through their library.
Covers the years 1810, 1828, 1830 – 1831, 1833, 1835, 1839, 1841 – 1844, 1846.
Earliest issue – 28 Sept 1810
Last issue – 15 September 1846
La Aurora de Matanzas
Biblioteca Virtual de Prensa Histórica
The Virtual Library of the Historical Press, managed by the Subdirectorate General for Library Coordination of the Ministry of Culture and Sports, is a digital newspaper library in which are offered an extensive, varied and growing repertoire of historical press and cultural magazines in Spanish languages.
Today it offers, in open and free access, some 10 million pages corresponding to more than 1.3 million newspaper and magazine issues, from 103 Spanish libraries.
Newspaper Articles
Diario de la Marina
"Costumbres Cubanas del Pasado"
The transcriptions below come from the daily newspaper, El Diario de la Marina, which was published in Cuba. The paper published 2 daily editions: Edición de la Mañana (Morning Edition) and Edición de la Tarde (Evening Edition). The articles were written by Cuban architect Luis Bay Sevilla.
1946 Articles
- Un mercado para la venta de chinos en el Cerro
- 17 January 1946 – Un Ingenio que Pertenece Hace 122 Años a la Misma Familia
- 24 January 1946 – Los Vanderbilt Debieron a una Dama Cubana su Engrandecimiento Social
- 7 February 1946 – La Quinta de Santovenia, en el Cerro
- 14 February 1946 – La Barriada del Cerro
- 21 February 1946 – La Antigua Casa de Doña Luz Godínez de Diago
- 28 February 1946 – La Gran Casa de Cerro y Santa Teresa (1st article)
- 7 March 1946 – La Casa del Cerro y Santa Teresa (2nd article)
- 14 March 1946 – La Casa del Cerro y Santa Teresa (3rd article)
- 20 June 1946 – La Casa de Don Pedro Forcade
- 1 August 1946 – La Casa Solariega de los O-Farrill
- 15 August 1946 – Bautizo de la Hija de los Condes de San Antonio
- 23 August 1946 – Inicios de la Playa de Marianao
1947 Articles
Newspaper Articles - Diario de la Marina
" Del Pasado - Por el Conde San Juan de Jaruco"
Francisco Xavier de Santa Cruz y Mallén, in addition to writing the important Historia de Familias Cubanas volumes, also wrote a series of articles titled Del Pasado – Por el Conde San Juan de Jaruco. This series was published in the newspaper Diario de la Marina during a span of seven years: from 1945 through 1952.
Mayra Sanchez-Johnson, president of the Cuban Genealogy Society, has identified a total of 164 articles in the Society’s April 1988 magazine: Revista.
We could not find the following 2 articles:
Primeros Armadores de Cuba – 22 Sep 1946
Nueva Ley Sobre Grandeza y Titulos del Reino – 21 Mar 1948
We have posted a total of 122 articles. If you know where to locate the above-noted articles, please email us!
We would like to thank the following group of transcribers for volunteering their time and sharing their passion for genealogy in this task: Lourdes del Pino, Benjamín Fernández, Mariela Fernández, Jorge Flores, the late Eugenia García Guzmán, Nereyda Ibáñez, and Hilda Pomares; with a special acknowledgement to Hilda Pomares for the enormous amount of time and effort as well as the prodigious amount of work that was contributed by her. Also, our most heartfelt gratitude to Mariela Fernandez who not only was the driving force behind this project but also contributed endless time in the library copying microfilms and then transcribing the files!
- 2 Dec 1945 – Un Cubano, Principe de La Iglesia
- 7 July 1946 – Nobleza Cubana – Los Orígenes
- 21 July 1946 – Historia del Real Tribunal de Cuentas
- 28 July 1946 – El Morro
- 4 August 1946 – Militares Cubanos en el Extranjero
- 11 August 1946 – Antón Recio
- 25 August 1946 – La Iglesia Parroquial Mayor de La Habana
- 1 September 1946 – La Cabaña y Atarés
- 8 September 1946 – La Primera Fortaleza y el Castillo de la Fuerza
- 15 September 1946 – La Conquista de La Florida
- 29 September 1946 – Velázquez de Cuéllar
- 4 October 1946 – El Agua de La Habana
- 13 October 1946 – Primeros Médicos de La Habana
- 20 October 1946 – El Castillo de la Punta y Sus Alcaides
- 27 October 1946 – Real y Pontífica Universidad de San Jerónimo de La Habana
- 3 November1946 – El Arsenal de La Habana
- 10 November 1946 – Casa de Maternidad de La Habana
- 17 November 1946 – Casa Beneficencia de La Habana
- 24 November 1946 – El Torreón de La Habana
- 1 December 1946 – Real Aduana y Palacio de los Capitanes Generales
- 8 December 1946 – Cubanos Ilustres en 1762
- 15 December 1946 – Sociedad Económica de Amigos del País de La Habana
- 22 December 1946 – O’Farrill
- 29 December 1946 – Don Jaime de Zayas
- 5 January 1947 – Los Primeros Correos de Cuba
- 12 January 1947 – Real Factoria de Tabacos de La Habana
- 19 January 1947 – Caballeros Cubanos Guardias-Marinas
- 26 January 1947 – La Partida de Armona
- 2 February 1947 – El Ayuntamiento y Su Alférez Mayor
- 23 February 1947 – Alguaciles Mayores de La Habana
- 4 March 1947 – Obra Pía de Don Martín Calvo de la Puerta
- 9 March 1947 – La Ilustre Familia de Armenteros
- 16 March 1947 – El Gobernador Ruiz de Pereda
- 23 March 1947 – El Hospital de San Lázaro, de La Habana
- 30 March 1947 – El Edificio de la Intendencia de La Habana
- 6 April 1947 – La Plaza de Armas de San Cristóbal de La Habana
- 13 April 1947 – La Alameda de Paula de La Habana
- 20 April 1947 – El Primer Teatro Habanero
- 27 April 1947 – Regidores de La Habana
- 4 May 1947 – Seminario de San Carlos
- 11 May 1947 – Gobernadores Interinos Y Tenientes Reyes
- 18 May 1947 – Administración de Justicia
- 25 May 1947 – Real Audiencia Pretorial de La Habana
- 1 June 1947 – Quinta de Recreo de los Capitanes Generales
- 8 June 1947 – Hospital de San Juan de Dios
- 15 June 1947 – Sobre el Tema de los Cementerios
- 22 June 1947 – La Compañía de Jesús
- 13 July 1947 – Origen del Colegio de Belén
- 20 July 1947 – El Templete de La Habana
- 27 July 1947 – Casa de Dementes de San Dionisio
- 3 August 1947 – El Teatro de Tacón
- 10 August 1947 – El General Tacón
- 17 August 1947 – El Capitán General Marín y Sus Hermanas Las León
- 24 August 1947 – Los Restos de los Colón
- 31 August 1947 – Pérdidas Españolas de Santo Domingo
- 7 September 1947 – Primer Mando en Cuba del Capitán General Concha
- 14 September 1947 – El Capitán General Serrano
- 21 September 1947 – El Gran Intendente Ramírez
- 28 September 1947 – El Capitán General Martínez de Campos
- 19 October 1947 – Capitan General Guemes
- 26 October 1947 – La Duquesa de Montoro
- 2 November 1947 – El Conde de Pozos Dulces
- 9 November 1947 – Tres Montalvos en época de Napoleón III
- 16 November 1947 – El Sufragio Universal
- 23 November 1947 – El Capitán General Marqués de Somersuelos
- 30 November 1947 – El Capitán General Ruiz de Apodaca
- 7 December 1947 – El Gobierno del Teniente Rey Kindelán
- 14 December 1947 – El Capitán General Marqués de la Pezuela
- 21 December 1947 – Los Capitanes Generales Ezpeleta
- 28 December 1947 – El Capitán General D’Avila Orejón
- 4 January 1948 – El Fundador del Liceo Artístico y Literario
- 18 January 1948 – Margarita Pedroso – “El Angel de la Caridad”
- 25 January 1948 – Vermay y su Teatro “Diorama”
- 1 February 1948 – El Gran Pianista Desvernine y Su Culta Descendencia
- 8 February 1948 – El Poeta Militar Zequeira
- 12 February 1948 – Las Grandes Familias Coloniales de Cuba – Santa Cruz
- 15 February 1948 – Titulos Nobiliarios Residentes en Cuba
- 22 February 1948 – Domingo del Monte
- 29 February 1948 – Parentesco entre Los Condes de Barcelona
- 7 March 1948 – Cubanas en la Corte de Don Alfonso XIII
- 14 March 1948 – Su Alteza Real Don Juan De Borbón y Battenberg
- 21 March 1948 – Belleza Cubana en la Corte de Isabel II
- 28 March 1948 – El General Borbón Duque de Sevilla
- 4 April 1948 – Prosteras Recomendaciones de D. Alfonso XIII a su hijo D. Juan
- 11 April 1948 – Una Cubana Princesa Polonesa de Radziwill
- 18 April 1948 – Antonio Bachiller y su Distinguida DescendenciaApr 1948
- 25 April 1948 – El Capitán General Dulce, Casado con una Cubana
- 2 January 1949 – La Ilustre Familia de Kessel
- 23 January 149 – El Obispo Cubano Hechavarría
- 30 January 1949 – Cirilo Villaverde
- 6 February 1949 – Escudos y Apellidos
- 13 February 1949 – El Castillo de Jagua, Su Constructor y Su Primer Comandante, Con Ambas Descendencias
- 20 February 1949 – Fundación de Cienfuegos
- 6 March 1949 – El Morro de Santiago de Cuba
- 13 March 1949 – Los Rújula, Cronistas y Reyes de Armas
- 17 March 1949 – Delegado en Cuba de La Orden de Malta, El Conde de Jaruco
- 20 March 1949 – La Boda del Actual Duque de Veragua
- 27 March 1949 – Capitán Rodrigo Tamayo
- 3 April 1949 – El Primer Conde de Lagunillas y Sus Descendientes
- 10 April 1949 – El Marqués Pedro Claudio Du’Quesne y Sus Descendientes
- 17 April 1949 – El Historiador Urrutia
- 24 April 1949 – Los Iznaga y La Campana del Ingenio Maynicú
- 1 May 1949 – El Historiador Arrate
- 8 May 1949 – Capitán General Martínez de la Vega y La Familia del Rey
- 22 May 1949 – Don Francisco de Arango y Parreño
- 29 May 1949 – Don Tomás Terry
- 5 June 1949 – El Marqués de Alava
- 2 March 1952 – El Marquesado de la Real Proclamación
- 16 March 1952 – El Ilustre Marino y Gobernador de la Isla de Cuba Don Pedro Menéndez de Avilés
- 23 March 1952 – Leyenda y Mérito de un Cuadro Histórico
- 13 April 1952 – Los Primeros Diputados a Cortes
- 29 April 1952 – El Gobernador Mazariegos
- 4 May 1952 – Margarita Foxá, Marquesa de Casa Calvo
- 11 May 1952 – Fundación del Real Tribunal de Cuentas en Cuba
- 18 May 1952 – Lorenzo Montalvo Ruiz de Alarcón, Conde de Macuriges
- 25 May 1952 – El Gobernador y Capitán General Villalba
- 8 June 1952 – El Primer Señorío de Vasallos en Cuba
- 15 June 1952 – El Segundo Señorío de Vasallos en Cuba
- 22 June 1952 – El General Conde de O’Reilly
- 29 June 1952 – Fundación del Real Consulado de Comercio y Agricultura
- 6 July 1952 – El Primer Marqués de Casa-Calvo y Sus Sucesores en el Título
- 13 July 1952 – General Conde de Albemarle y Los Municipales Habaneros
- 3 August 1952 – El Gral: Cubano Marquez de Moncayo, Sus Triunfos y Muerte
Newspaper Articles - Diario de la Marina
"Paginas Historicas"
Francisco Xavier de Santa Cruz y Mallén also wrote another series of articles titled Páginas Históricas. This series was also published in the newspaper Diario de la Marina in 1952.
- 20 Jul 1952 – El Capitán General Don Lorenzo de Cabrera y Corbera
- 27 Jul 1952 – Don Nicolas Escobedo y Rivero. Origen del Condado del Puente
- 3 Aug 1952 – El General Cubano Marques de Moncayo, sus triunfos y muerte
- 10 Aug 1952 – Una Rama Brillante de la Familia Cubana Zaldivar en Madrid
- 17 Aug 1952 – El Capitan General Marques de la Torre
- 31 Aug 1952 – El diputado a Cortes O’Gaban – Origen del Marquesado
- 5 Oct 1952 – Cubanas Ilustres en el Extranjero
- 12 Oct 1952 – La Familia Cardenas en Cuba
- 19 Oct 1952 – Los Pedroso
- 9 Nov 1952 – Erronea concepcion popular contemporanea de genealogia
- 7 Dec 1952 – La Genealogia Propulsora de Democracia
Book - Newspapers of Pinar del Rio
The following index is an extraction from a book written by Isidro Pruneda: Los Periodicos de Pinar del Rio: Estudio Bibliografico – 1852 – 1952 (Cien Años.) It is a study of the newspapers, gazettes, and printed press of Pinar del Rio from 1852 to 1952. Mr. Pruneda, at the time of this book, was the director of the “Heraldo Pinareño”, the official newspaper of the province.
The book also has a few copies of the newspapers noted in the book, as well as some of the “banners” used in the newspapers.
Source: Pruneda, Isidro – Los Periodicos de Pinar del Rio – Estudio Bibligrafico, 1852 – 1952 (Cien Años); Talleres: Heraldo Pinareño, 1952.
The Index contains the name of the newspaper, director, date, printing press name, and notes. The author of the Excel file (extraction) is Martha Ibañez Zervoudakis.
Noted in book:
As of 26 Jun 1952 the following papers were still in print:
•”Heraldo Pinareño (since 1930 – uninterrupted publication)
•”Defensa Social”
•”Vocero Occidental”
•”Radio Cancionero”
•”Revista de Medicina Pinareña”
•”Ayúdanos”
•”Boletin del Colegio de Maestros Normales y Equiparados”
•”Argos”
No new publications introduced in 1945.
