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Pedro Felix Vicuna
Pedro Felix Vicuna Aguirre was a Chilean journalist and one of the founders in 1827 of the newspaper El Mercurio de Valparaiso, the oldest existing newspaper in Spanish language. He was also a liberal writer and politician.
Early life
Vicuna Aguirre's father, Francisco Ramon Vicuna, served two brief terms as acting president of Chile in 1829. Vicuna Aguirre received an excellent education, studying humanities and commerce. From a young age he showed an interest in letters, and particularly in journalism. In 1825, at the age of 20, he moved from Santiago to Valparaiso, where he bought a printing press and ...
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