«From the sacred pulpit and in private exhortations»: information circulation during Peru’s war of Independence

• Autor: Huerta Vera, María Claudia
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2020
• Institución: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
• Repositorio: Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:revistaspuc:article/23275
• Enlace del recurso: http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/historica/article/view/23275
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Peru's war of independence; Printed press; Information; Communication circuit; Clergy; Independencia del Perú; Prensa periódica; Información; Circuitos de comunicación; Clero

This essay examines the mechanisms of information dissemination during Peru’s war of independence, mainly in 1820-1824. Assessing the outreach of printed propaganda produced by both royalists and patriots involves establishing how it was passed around or spread by word of mouth among the population. While propaganda was mainly promoted by the military authorities on each side, the Church’s network and spiritual influence played a key role in its dissemination in a society where oral communication was still the main way to transmit information.