Journalism in the Audiencia of Quito: Six lighted in the history of journalism in Ecuador [Periodismo en la Audiencia de Quito: Seis iluminados en la historia del periodismo de Ecuador]

Abstract

The history of journalism is Ecuador commences with the publication of the Early Culture of Quito (1792, official translation), a newspaper, which, among other things, disseminated the culture and literature of Ecuadorians from that period. The Ecuadorian journalism is strongly marked by the presence of Eugenio Espejo, one of the great minds of the Ecuadorian history. In addition, we could mention other writers of great renown such as Fray Vicente Solano, Juan María Montalvo Fiallos, Manuel de Jesús Calle Pesantes, Benjamín Carrión Mora and Alejandro Carrión Aguirre, all of whom serve as key examples of the intellectual and cultural Ecuadorian life. This paper shows the influence of Ecuadorian thought of the aforesaid era, which helped to pave the way for contemporary Ecuadorian journalism.