Media coverage of the cholera epidemic of 1850 in Havana in the Spanish Cuba government periodicals

The article analyzes the narrative created in the government periodical, Gaceta de la Habana, during the cholera epidemic of 1850 in Havana; in the course of this article three main subjects were considered – the dynamics of media coverage, steps against the cholera epidemic and actions of help to the lower class.

Keywords

Cuba, Caribbean region, epidemic, cholera, history, periodicals

Acknowledgment

This article was prepared for the project «Latin America of the XVII–XX centuries: social and economic history» (competition «Student research teams of RSUH»).

Received

19.04.2023

Publication date

24.08.2023

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22941

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GOST	Balkova E. Media coverage of the cholera epidemic of 1850 in Havana in the Spanish Cuba government periodicals // Latin America – 2023. – Issue 8 C. 83-92 [Electronic resource]. URL: https://latamerica-journal.ru/S0044748X0026849-2-1 (circulation date: 19.03.2025). DOI: 10.31857/S0044748X0026849-2
MLA	Balkova, Elizaveta "Media coverage of the cholera epidemic of 1850 in Havana in the Spanish Cuba government periodicals." Latin America 8 (2023):83-92. DOI: 10.31857/S0044748X0026849-2
APA	Balkova E. (2023). Media coverage of the cholera epidemic of 1850 in Havana in the Spanish Cuba government periodicals. Latin America (8), pp.83-92 DOI: 10.31857/S0044748X0026849-2

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