What is El Mercurio de Valparaíso?
[[File:El Mercurio de Valpo.png|thumb|The sign of El Mercurio de Valparaíso]] '''El Mercurio de Valparaíso''' is the oldest newspaper of [[Chile]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.gda.com/consulta_noticias.php?idArticulo=432215 |title=Grupo de diários América |access-date=2010-07-04 |archive-date=2015-09-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924021059/http://www.gda.com/consulta_noticias.php?idArticulo=432215 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and the oldest one in the world in [[Spanish language]] that is still being published –the first newspaper in Chile was ''[[La Aurora de Chile]]''. It is from [[Valparaíso]], and it was founded in 1827 by [[typographer]]s Thomas G. Wells, Ignacio Silva Medina and Pedro Félix Vicuña. The first edition was published in September 12, 1827. It is claimed that newspaper ''[[El Peruano]]'' is the oldest one in Spanish language.<ref>[http://www.elciudadano.cl/2007/09/12/el-mercurio-de-valparaiso-el-diario-mas-antiguo-de-habla-hispana-del-mundo-%C2%BFverdad-historica-o-eslogan-publicitario/ El Ciudadano]</ref> == References == {{reflist}} == Other websites == * [http://www.mercuriovalpo.cl El Mercurio de Valparaíso homepage] {{lit-stub}} [[Category:Newspapers in South America]] [[Category:Spanish-language newspapers]] [[Category:Valparaíso]] [[Category:1827 establishments]] [[Category:19th-century establishments in Chile]] [[Category:1820s establishments in South America]]