| Categories | Catholic magazine |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Weekly (1875–1955) Bimonthly (1955–1962) |
| Publisher | Imprenta de Río Grande Revista Press |
| Founder | Donato M. Gasparri, S.J. |
| Founded | 1875 |
| First issue | 2 January 1875 |
| Final issue | 16 September 1962 |
| Country | United States |
| Based in | Las Vegas, New Mexico El Paso, Texas |
| Language | Spanish |
| OCLC | 5347494 |
Revista Católica was a Spanish language Catholic magazine that was published between 1875-1962. The magazine was first based in Las Vegas, New Mexico, and then, in El Paso, Texas.
History and profile
Revista Católica was launched by Donato M. Gasparri, S.J. in 1875.[1] The first issue appeared on 2 January.[2] The goal of the magazine was stated in the first issue to present local, national and international news and to offer religious information.[1] It was published by the Imprenta de Río Grande (Río Grande Press) at a Jesuit college in Las Vegas, New Mexico, on a weekly basis.[1][2] In 1916 the magazine was moved to El Paso, Texas.[1] There the publisher was Revista Press.[2] From 1955 the frequency of the magazine was switched from weekly to bimonthly.[2] Revista Católica folded in 1962,[3] and the last issue was published on 16 September.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Donna M. Kabalen de Bichara (2014). "Late 19th-Century Periodical Print Culture in the US–Mexico Border Region". Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Literature. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/acrefore/9780190201098.013.1162. ISBN 978-0-19-020109-8.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Revista Católica (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1875-1962". Library of Congress. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ↑ Nicolas Kanellos; Helvetia Martell (2000). Hispanic Periodicals in the United States, Origins to 1960: A Brief History and Comprehensive Bibliography. Arte Público Press. p. 312. ISBN 978-1-61192-173-1.