Aurora de Chile, periodico ministerial, y politico. Tomo primero ... Año de 1812. [T. 1, no. 1 (13 Feb. 1812)- t. 2, no. 12 (1 abr. 1813)]
Publisher: En la imprenta de este Superior Gobierno.
Published: 1812
Place of publication: Santiago de Chile
Language: spa
Subjects: Politics and government; CSAIP; Newspapers; History
Other titles: Monitor araucano.
Notes: Edited by Camilo Henríquez.

The colophon of most of the early issues cites the 3 printers' names: "... por Sres. Samuel B. Johnston, Guillelmo H. Burbidge, y Simon Garrison, de los Estados Unidos." After the death of Burbidge (July 1812), his name was removed from the colophons.

Published every Thursday from February 13, 1812 until April 1, 1813; in addition to the 58 weekly issues, there is a prospectus (following the title page), and 4 supplements issued on varying days of the week.

Vol. 1 contains the prospectus, 46 issues, and 3 supplements; v. 2 contains 12 issues and 1 supplement.

Title vignette: woodcut depicting a rising sun behind a mountain range; beginning with v. 1, no. 18, this woodcut also appears in the middle of the title of each issue accompanied by the motto: Luce beet populos, somnos expellat, et umbras!

Continued by: El monitor araucano.

Medina, J.T.  Santiago de Chile, 22.

Briseño, R.  Estadistica bib. de la lit. chilena, I, p. 30.

Palau y Dulcet (2nd ed.) 19682.

John Carter Brown Library copy lacks the first issue of v. 2; available in facsim. Some foxing present on several leaves. The 2 v. are bound as one.

John Carter Brown Library has 2 copies of the supplement of 11 Mar. 1813; copy 1 is misbound after issue no. 4 of v. 1 instead of after issue no. 9 of v. 2. Copy 2 is bound separately (bBC813 A931d)

John Carter Brown Library copy 2 of the Supplement of 11 Mar. 1813 acquired with the assistance of the Harper and JCB Associates.