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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner(s) | Luis Munoz Rivera |
| Founder(s) | Luis Muñoz Rivera |
| Editor | Americo Marin[1] Luis Muñoz Marín[2] |
| Founded | 1 July 1890[3] |
| Political alignment | Liberal |
| Language | Spanish |
| Ceased publication | 1948[3] |
| Headquarters | Imprenta "El Vapor"[4] Calle Cristina Ponce, Puerto Rico |
La Democracia, founded on 1 July 1890, was a news daily published by Luis Muñoz Rivera in Ponce, Puerto Rico. It crusaded for Puerto Rican self-government.[5] At a publication length of 58 years, it was the longest continuously-running Puerto Rican Spanish newspaper of its time, and one of the longest continuously running Puerto Rican newspapers of all time.[6]
- ^ Socorro Giron. Ponce, el teatro La Perla, y La Campana de la Almudaina. 1992. p. 277.
- ^ Luis Muñoz Marín Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
- ^ a b About La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948. Library of Congress. Chronicling America: Historic American newspapers. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
- ^ Socorro Giron. Ponce, el teatro La Perla, y La Campana de la Almudaina. 1992. p. 277.
- ^ La Democracia. Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
- ^ Caminata Guiada: Centro Histórico de Ponce. page 3. [dead link]