▁newspaper ▁to ▁be ▁published ▁in ▁America . ▁It ▁was ▁founded ▁by ▁Juan ▁Ig na cio ▁María ▁de ▁Cast or ena ▁Urs ú a ▁y ▁Go y ene che , ▁a ▁journalist , ▁Catholic ▁priest , ▁and ▁later ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Y uc atan . ▁He ▁was ▁evidently ▁a ▁Jes uit , ▁as ▁he ▁was ▁educated ▁under ▁Jes uit ▁direction ▁in ▁the ▁Co leg ial ▁Real ▁en ▁el ▁de ▁San ▁Il def onso , ▁and ▁the ▁Sem in ario ▁de ▁la ▁S agr ada ▁Com pa ñ ía ▁de ▁Jes ús ▁de ▁la ▁Cor te ▁de ▁México , ▁and ▁had ▁many ▁Jes uit ▁associ ates . ▁He ▁is ▁considered ▁the ▁first ▁journalist ▁in ▁Latin ▁America ▁for ▁having ▁created ▁the ▁period ical ▁in ▁Mexico ▁City , ▁whose ▁first ▁issue ▁was ▁published ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 7 2 2 . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁friend ▁of ▁Sor ▁Ju ana ▁In és ▁de ▁la ▁Cruz , ▁editing ▁some ▁of ▁her ▁works ▁and ▁def ending ▁her ▁right ▁to ▁cultiv ate ▁writing ▁literature . ▁ ▁History ▁of ▁the ▁G ac eta ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁eigh teenth ▁century ▁a ▁new ▁form ▁of ▁period ical ▁publication ▁appeared : ▁the ▁gaz ette . ▁Its ▁objective ▁was ▁to ▁provide ▁information ▁about ▁Europe , ▁the ▁vic ero yal ty , ▁arrival ▁and ▁departure ▁of ▁fle ets ▁and ▁the ▁publication ▁of ▁b ann s . ▁The ▁main ▁gaz ettes ▁were ▁El ▁Mercur io ▁Vol ante , ▁published ▁by ▁José ▁Ig na cio ▁Bart ol ache , ▁Di ario ▁Liter ario ▁de ▁México ▁( Liter