The Transformation of Printed Works towards the End of Colonial Times in Guadalajara

Abstract

This text focuses on the transformations that printed works in New Spain underwent during the last decades of the viceroyalty, as well as the first fifteen years of the independent Mexico. These changes were evident in the format size, number of pages, topics and genres, as shown by this case study. However, unlike the New Spanish capital, there was only one print shop working in Guadalajara, engraving did not evolve from xylography to copper, local authors were few and the production was devoted to reprinting works. Se abordan las transformaciones generadas en los impresos novohispanos durante las últimas décadas del virreinato y los tres primeros lustros de la época independiente. Los cambios fueron evidentes en el tamaño del formato, la cantidad de páginas, el tema y género, según lo ilustra el estudio del caso. Sin embargo, a diferencia de la capital novohispana, en Guadalajara trabajó una sola imprenta, los grabados no evolucionaron de la xilografía al cobre, los autores locales fueron pocos y la producción se abocó a reimprimir obras.