From the Annals of Print Journalism –  In 1913, the first issue of La Prensa, a Spanish-language daily newspaper, was published in San Antonio.  The paper filled a void for Mexicans who were living in the U.S.  La Prensa covered events in Mexico and the U.S.  In its early years, a main focus of coverage were the gripping events and battles of the Mexican Revolution.  La Prensa billed itself as voice of “el Mexico de Afuera” (“Mexico Abroad”) and provided a connection for ex-patriot Mexicans with  their homeland.  The paper also provided opinion pieces and criticism, and covered the activities of Mexican and Mexican-American organizations, as well as defending Mexican-Americans from abuse and prejudice.  La Prensa was unapologetically pro-Mexico and was characterized as having almost reverence for Mexico and its people.  Ignacio E. Lozano, the paper’s founder, arrived in San Antonio in 1908 at the age of twenty-two.  His family had emigrated from Durango, Mexico.  He started selling books and newspapers and then  began work on a Spanish-language monthly, La Revista Mensual, and other Spanish-language papers including El Noticiero and El Imparcial before opening up La Prensa.  The paper originated as a weekly and quickly increased circulation to 10,000.  La Prensa converted to a daily in October of 1914.   The paper’s contributors Included Jose Vasconcelos, known as “the father of public education” in Mexico, and Vito Alessio Robles, a noted Mexican historian.