{"id":86929,"date":"2022-09-26T11:54:29","date_gmt":"2022-09-26T15:54:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/?p=86929"},"modified":"2025-02-03T10:03:27","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T15:03:27","slug":"3-facts-about-genealogybanks-spanish-language-newspaper-collection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/3-facts-about-genealogybanks-spanish-language-newspaper-collection.html","title":{"rendered":"3 Facts about GenealogyBank\u2019s Spanish-Language Newspaper Collection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>Introduction:<\/em><\/strong><em> In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about GenealogyBank\u2019s bilingual and Spanish-language newspaper collection. Gena is a genealogist and author of the book \u201cFrom the Family Kitchen.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>With the current celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct. 15), perhaps you\u2019ve been inspired to research your family\u2019s Hispanic ancestors and connections. Did you know that GenealogyBank\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/explore\/newspapers\/all?utm_source=social&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=SM_Blog_txtlnk_2014_00&s_referrer=social&s_siteloc=blog&s_trackval=SM_Blog_txtlnk_2014_00&kbid=69919&pq=1&prebuy=no&intver=&CCPRODCODE=\">Historical Newspaper Archives<\/a> have several ethnic newspaper collections, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/static\/ethnic\/hispaniccontent.html\">Spanish-language and bilingual newspapers<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p>Historical U.S. newspapers include much more than just English-language newspapers. Ethnic and foreign-language newspapers published in the U.S. provided a local or nationwide community with information that focused on the needs of their readers and news from the homeland.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1) The Newspapers Were Published in Various States<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>GenealogyBank\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/static\/ethnic\/hispaniccontent.html\">Hispanic Newspapers Collection<\/a> spans the years 1808-1978 and includes 14 states.<\/p>\n<p>States covered in the collection include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Arizona<\/li>\n<li>California<\/li>\n<li>Colorado<\/li>\n<li>Florida<\/li>\n<li>Illinois<\/li>\n<li>Indiana<\/li>\n<li>Kansas<\/li>\n<li>Louisiana<\/li>\n<li>Massachusetts<\/li>\n<li>Missouri<\/li>\n<li>New Mexico<\/li>\n<li>New York<\/li>\n<li>Texas<\/li>\n<li>Wisconsin<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Keep in mind that these are newspapers that you will want to search for an individual ancestor by name in articles like obituaries and marriage announcements \u2013 but you will also want to read these newspapers to learn about your ancestor\u2019s adopted community and news from home.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2) Not All of the Newspapers Are in Spanish<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>GenealogyBank\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/explore\/newspapers\/all?utm_source=social&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=SM_Blog_txtlnk_2014_00&s_referrer=social&s_siteloc=blog&s_trackval=SM_Blog_txtlnk_2014_00&kbid=69919&pq=1&prebuy=no&intver=&CCPRODCODE=\">Historical Newspaper Archives<\/a> focus on newspapers published in the U.S. That collection is diverse and includes newspapers that were targeted to a Hispanic audience in the country. Hispanic newspapers in this collection range from those printed in Spanish only to bilingual newspapers in Spanish and English.<\/p>\n<p>What that means for the researcher is that you should check the language of the newspaper prior to searching. In some cases, even bilingual newspapers are not completely bilingual. Some articles will only appear in one language or the other.<\/p>\n<p>If you need help reading Spanish, consult the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.familysearch.org\/en\/wiki\/Spanish_Genealogical_Word_List\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spanish Genealogical Word List<\/a> available from the FamilySearch Research Wiki to help you with genealogically relevant keywords for your newspaper search (such as birth, married, died).<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Genealogy Tip:<\/em><\/strong> Find the newspaper you are interested in and browse an issue to get a sense of what news was included, who the audience was, and the best way to search.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3) A Community Means More than a City<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The newspapers in GenealogyBank\u2019s Hispanic Newspapers Collection are diverse in terms of the audiences they were reaching. Newspapers may have focused on readers from a specific country like Mexico or Cuba. Some strived for a large reader audience, reaching expatriates and immigrants in the United States, no matter what state they lived in. They weren\u2019t always city- or state-specific newspapers, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/explore\/newspapers\/all\/usa\/florida\/tampa\/revista-de-cuba-libre\">Revista de Cuba Libre<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_86933\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-86933\" style=\"width: 843px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/\/doc\/newspapers\/image\/v2:11F5FB509E9950C8@GB3NEWS-11FF8CC81872AEA8@2414298-11F5FC35F4DD3018\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-86933\" src=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/revista-de-cuba-libre-newspaper-0108-1898-free-cuba.jpg\" alt=\"An article about Cuba, Revista de Cuba Libre newspaper article 8 January 1898\" width=\"843\" height=\"642\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/revista-de-cuba-libre-newspaper-0108-1898-free-cuba.jpg 843w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/revista-de-cuba-libre-newspaper-0108-1898-free-cuba-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/revista-de-cuba-libre-newspaper-0108-1898-free-cuba-768x585.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 843px) 100vw, 843px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-86933\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Revista de Cuba Libre (Tampa, Florida), 8 January 1898, page 3<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Another example is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/explore\/newspapers\/all\/usa\/wisconsin\/milwaukee\/guardia\"><em>Guardia<\/em><\/a>, an \u201cunderground bilingual newspaper published from 1969-1982 in Milwaukee.\u201d* GenealogyBank\u2019s collection of this newspaper spans 1969-1975.<\/p>\n<p>The Wisconsin Historical Society notes: \u201cThe newspaper was created during the time of the labor movement led by Chicano laborers\u2019 union Obreros Unidos (United Workers) to improve migrant workers\u2019 rights.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Obviously, this newspaper includes people\u2019s names \u2013 but it won\u2019t have the same genealogically relevant articles a location-based newspaper would.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_86937\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-86937\" style=\"width: 1143px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/doc\/newspapers\/image\/v2%3A11C771230772C257%40GB3NEWS-11CA8AF2842785B8%402440516-11C8391F87536978%403-12F70EFD58680AAE\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-86937\" src=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/guardia-newspaper-1021-1969-latin-women.jpg\" alt=\"An article about Latina workers organizing, Guardia newspaper article 21 October 1969\" width=\"1143\" height=\"509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/guardia-newspaper-1021-1969-latin-women.jpg 1143w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/guardia-newspaper-1021-1969-latin-women-300x134.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/guardia-newspaper-1021-1969-latin-women-1024x456.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/guardia-newspaper-1021-1969-latin-women-768x342.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1143px) 100vw, 1143px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-86937\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Guardia (Milwaukee, Wisconsin), 21 October 1969, page 4<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>However, there were times that the newspaper was location-focused, and as such catered to the needs of that community. That means you can find information about that city and about people in that location. Take for instance this page of advertisements from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/explore\/newspapers\/all\/usa\/indiana\/indiana-harbour\/amigo-del-hogar\"><em>Amgio del Hogar<\/em><\/a>, an Indiana Spanish-language newspaper. Advertisements are also for non-Hispanic-owned business in some cases and include some English text or the promise that the merchant speaks Spanish.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_86939\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-86939\" style=\"width: 936px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/\/doc\/newspapers\/image\/v2:11C77EA6A4B7A45D@GB3NEWS-11CE8CC2A1C88B58@2424547-11CE1F6487279E88\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-86939\" src=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/amigo-del-hogar-newspaper-0131-1926-ads.jpg\" alt=\"Classified ads, Amigo del Hogar newspaper 31 January 1926\" width=\"936\" height=\"703\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/amigo-del-hogar-newspaper-0131-1926-ads.jpg 936w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/amigo-del-hogar-newspaper-0131-1926-ads-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/amigo-del-hogar-newspaper-0131-1926-ads-768x577.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 936px) 100vw, 936px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-86939\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amigo del Hogar (Indiana Harbour, Indiana), 31 January 1926, page 4<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Spend Some Time with the Hispanic Newspaper Collection<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Conducting a search on GenealogyBank can help you find hits in the Hispanic Newspapers Collection, but don\u2019t forget that you can also browse <a href=\"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/static\/ethnic\/hispaniccontent.html\">specific newspaper titles and places<\/a> and search just that newspaper.<\/p>\n<p>Note on the header graphic: a photo of San Miguel Chapel, built in 1610 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, the oldest church structure in the United States. Credit: Pretzelpaws; Wikimedia Commons.<\/p>\n<p>* \u201c\u2018La Guardia\u2019 Newspaper Organizers,\u201d Wisconsin Historical Society (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsinhistory.org\/Records\/Image\/IM91127\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.wisconsinhistory.org\/Records\/Image\/IM91127<\/a>: accessed 23 September 2022).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about GenealogyBank\u2019s bilingual and Spanish-language newspaper collection.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":86945,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12899],"tags":[12,1661,20417,979],"class_list":["post-86929","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hispanic-american-history-genealogy","tag-genealogy","tag-genealogybank-2","tag-hispanic-american-history-and-genealogy","tag-hispanic-american-newspapers"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/photo-0926-2022-featured-graphic-new-mexico-church.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86929","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=86929"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86929\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":86943,"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86929\/revisions\/86943"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/86945"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=86929"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=86929"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=86929"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}