Illustration and economy in the first printed newspaper of the viceroyalty of Rio de la Plata:: the 'Telegrafo Mercantil' (1801-1802)

The Telegrafo Mercantil, first newspaper of Buenos Aires (Argentina), can be fully enrolled within the cultural horizon of the Spanish American Illustration. The treatment of economic ideas made by this newspaper, is the focus of this article. It accounts for the reception and particular adaptation of this cultural and political movement to the local conditions, at the same time that its publication anticipates the formation of a Modern public sphere.