Prospecto
Subtitle: La ilustracion es la fuente de donde fluye la riqueza: el primer bello de las sociedades politicas: el ornamento mas grande de los pueblos
Publisher: Impreso por D. Manuel de Arevalo
Published: 1820
Place of publication: [Guatemala, City]
Language: spa
Subjects: Politics and government; Newspapers; Amigo de la patria (Guatemala : 1820-1822); Periodicals; History
Work titles: Amigo de la patria (Guatemala : 1820-1822)
Notes: Title from caption and first paragraph of text.

Name of printer from colophon.

Dated on p. [4]: Guatemala octubre 6 de [1]820.

Prospectus for the newspaper "El amigo de la patria" which was printed in Guatemala City by Manuel de Arevalo irregularly in two volumes of twenty four issues each from October 16, 1820 to March 1, 1822. It covered political news from Guatemala, New Spain, and Spain.

Signatures: [A]²

Cf. Medina, J.T. Imprenta en Guatemala (1660-1821), 2270.

Cf. Palau y Dulcet, A. Manual del librero hispano-americano (2. ed.), 11227.

John Carter Brown Library copy has an engraved portrait of José del Valle pasted onto recto of second front flyleaf.

John Carter Brown Library copy has serial issues bound following the Prospectus for the newspaper dated Guatemala octubre 6 de 1820 and with two items printed by Manuel de Arvalo entitled "Los ex-electores de partido de esta capital" which is bound between issues no. 5 (Nov. 18, 1820) and no. 6 (Nov. 24, 1820), and "Elogio al numero 24 del Amigo de la patria", bound to folllow issue no. 24 (Mar. 1, 1822)

John Carter Brown Library copy has Prospectus, issues quarter bound together in contemporary calf with marbled boards.

John Carter Brown Library copy acquired with the assistance of the Harper Fund.