Publishing strategies of the catholic literary press in 19th century Chile: La Estrella de Chile

Abstract

This article seeks to contribute to the history of the Catholic press in Chile by examining the editorial strategies that supported the work of La Estrella de Chile (1867-1878), a literary weekly linked to the Chilean Catholic press. In order to do this, we will identify the ideological, literary and commercial guidelines that configured the particular profile of the journal, pointing out the general tendencies that explain its ascription to the mission set forth by the Catholic journalism of the time —defend the position of the church in the face of the secularization of society— and defining the features that differentiated its activity within this process.