Análisis de las fuentes y redacción de historia de la Comunicación Social en Pichincha período 1876 – 1894

Abstract

This paper seeks to narrate the history of Social Communication in Pichincha between 1876 and 1894, years in which the press faced a process of transition, as the Conservative Party was losing power over the state, after the fall of Garcia Moreno, and The press experienced a period of freedom. During the dictatorship of Ignacio de Veintimilla (1878-1883), the press was again silenced, while during the three Progressive governments represented by the figure of José María Plácido Caamaño (1884-1888), Antonio Flores Jijón (1888-1892) And Luis Cordero (1892 - 1895), journalism enjoyed greater freedom. Thus, in this work it is evident that the Quito society maintained a strong Catholic feeling rooted in its culture, besides that during the struggle between Conservatives and Liberals, the press fomented the partisan polemic and was characterized by being ideological rather than informative. The newspapers of that time were characterized by their political and literary content, and most of them had an ephemeral existence, few of which managed to leave a mark on history.