▁city , ▁the ▁Tel ég ra fo ▁Mer c ant il , ▁directed ▁by ▁Francisco ▁C abel lo ▁y ▁M esa . ▁He ▁worked ▁with ▁Manuel ▁José ▁de ▁Lav ard én , ▁and ▁edited ▁nearly ▁two ▁hundred ▁issues . ▁The ▁newspaper ▁was ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 2 ▁because ▁of ▁conflicts ▁with ▁the ▁authorities ▁of ▁the ▁vic ero yal ty , ▁who ▁did ▁not ▁like ▁the ▁critic isms ▁made ▁in ▁it ▁or ▁the ▁j okes ▁and ▁par od ies . ▁He ▁also ▁worked ▁at ▁the ▁Sem an ario ▁de ▁Agricult ura , ▁Com er cio ▁e ▁Indust ria , ▁directed ▁by ▁H ip ól ito ▁Vie y tes . ▁He ▁used ▁this ▁newspaper ▁to ▁explain ▁his ▁economic ▁ideas : ▁manufact uring ▁and ▁export ing ▁finished ▁goods , ▁importing ▁raw ▁materials ▁to ▁manufact ure , ▁avoid ing ▁importing ▁lux ury ▁goods ▁or ▁raw ▁materials ▁that ▁could ▁be ▁produced ▁or ▁extracted ▁locally , ▁importing ▁only ▁vital ▁products , ▁and ▁ow ning ▁a ▁merchant ▁n avy . ▁The ▁newspaper ▁special ised ▁in ▁the ▁" Ph il osoph y ▁of ▁History , ▁Geography ▁and ▁Statistics ". ▁Many ▁revolution ary ▁principles ▁were ▁presented ▁as ▁ess ays . ▁ ▁Bel gr ano ▁had ▁sympt oms ▁of ▁sy ph ilis , ▁which ▁he ▁had ▁caught ▁during ▁his ▁time ▁in ▁Europe . ▁This ▁sick ness ▁forced ▁him ▁to ▁take ▁long ▁leaves ▁from ▁his ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁Cons ulate , ▁and ▁to ▁suggest ▁his ▁cousin ▁Juan ▁José ▁Cast elli , ▁who ▁had ▁similar ▁ideas , ▁as ▁a ▁possible ▁replacement ▁during ▁his