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Correo del Orinoco

1818–1822 · 19th century

The Correo del Orinoco was a newspaper published at Angostura, now Ciudad Bolívar, from 1818 to 1822 by the patriot government of Simón Bolívar. It promoted the cause of independence, printed official decrees and news of the war, and answered royalist propaganda. It is regarded as a founding work of Venezuelan journalism.

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Third Republic of Venezuela

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Correo del Orinoco. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/correo-del-orinoco
MLA: “Correo del Orinoco.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/correo-del-orinoco. Accessed .
Chicago: The Epoch Institute. “Correo del Orinoco.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/correo-del-orinoco.
Harvard: The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Correo del Orinoco’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/correo-del-orinoco (Accessed: ).

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