Tampa Ilustrado
The press was one of the most effective ways for immigrants to connect with their community; newspapers and periodicals disseminated information about native values, American culture, and the immigrants’ connection to both. Tampa’s immigrants wasted no time in establishing newspapers to serve the ethnic enclaves of Ybor City and West Tampa. Tampa Ilustrado was a short-lived newspaper with 31 surviving issues from 1912 and 1913.
These periodicals are extremely rare, and are a treasured part of our Floridiana collections. We are working diligently to digitize other local Hispanic periodicals and monographs to make them more easily available for researchers worldwide.
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Tampa Ilustrado Revista Semanal, October 5, 1912
Manuel Fuente and Manuel Cadiz
The first article argued that members should not abuse the use of paid sick leave that the club offers. The club memebers enjoyed a picnic at Palmetto Beach, photos of the members in attendance are included. They also held a race at the picnic, but did not declare a winner due to having to call a redo.
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Tampa Ilustrado Revista Semanal, September 28, 1912
Manuel Fuente and Manuel Cadiz
This magazine issue contains several anecdotes, an obituary for the former president of the Centro Asturiano, Enrique Fernández Quesada, details of the trip members of the Centro Espanol took to Anna Maria Island, and the Circulo Cubano dance. They also mentioned the controversial feminist book titled "The Dangerous Age," written by Karin Michaëlis.
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Tampa Ilustrado Revista Semanal, September 21, 1912
Manuel Fuente and Manuel Cadiz
This issue discussed the education of children, rabid dogs in Tampa, the trip to Ana Maria, Centro Espanol's new building, and theorizes about the future of food in America thanks to the scientific discovery made by Dr. Warren Harmon Lewis.
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Tampa Ilustrado Revista Semanal, September 14, 1912
Manuel Fuente and Manuel Cadiz
The first article in this issue addressed the importance of politics in everday life. The rest of the issue included photos from the labor day parade, the death of a woman who left behind eight children, and a dance at the Circulo Cubano.
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Tampa Ilustrado Revista Semanal, September 8, 1912
Manuel Fuente and Manuel Cadiz
The first article in this magazine issue discusses the galerna, a sudden and violent storm with strong wind gusts, that was responsible for the death of nearly 200 fishermen in the Bay of Biscay. Below the article is a poem titled "They Still Say Fish is Expensive" written from the perspective of a fisherman's wife justifying the price of fish due to the dangerous conditions fishermen endure. Other topics discussed include public health in the United States, the bubonic plague in Puerto Rico, Labor Day, El Centro Asturiano, and various social activities.
