The Southern Cross (Argentina)

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 Co. 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]

For the constellation, see Crux. For the Japanese animated science fiction series, see Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross.
TypeMonthly newspaper
PublisherDr. Guillermo MacLoughlin Bréard
Founded1875
HeadquartersRíobamba 451 (4°C)
Buenos Aires
Websitehttps://thesoutherncross.info/
Patrick Joseph Dillon

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]

References
  1. "Quiénes somos?". The Southern Cross. Archived from the original on 2011-08-31.
  2. "Guillermo MacLoughlin Bréard es el nuevo Director de The Southern Cross". The Southern Cross. Archived from the original on 2011-08-31.


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