The Southern Cross (Argentina)
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| Type | Monthly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Dr. Guillermo MacLoughlin Bréard |
| Founded | 1875 |
| Headquarters | Ríobamba 451 (4°C) Buenos Aires |
| Website | https://thesoutherncross.info/ |
The Southern Cross is an Argentine newspaper founded on January 16, 1875, by Patrick Joseph Dillon (1842–1889), a Roman Catholic priest, editor and politician, born in Tuam, east County Galway, Ireland. Fr. Dillon was appointed a deputy for Buenos Aires Province and president of the Presidential Affairs Commission amongst other positions. He was one of the legislators who proposed Buenos Aires as the federal capital.[1]
The Southern Cross was the first entirely Roman Catholic English language publication in Buenos Aires, and continues in print to this day on a monthly basis. A downloadable version can be obtained at The Southern Cross website.
Published by Editorial Irlandesa S.A., the paper provides readers with a beginners' guide to the Irish language, helping Irish Argentines keep in touch with their cultural heritage.[2][3]
