El Duende (newspaper)

El Duende was a Dominican newspaper from Santo Domingo founded by José Núñez de Cáceres.

[1] Both papers were the result of an increasing politicization among the Dominican criollos[2] in Santo Domingo, who were at the time under the Spanish colonial government.

[1][3] Political satire, opinions, and dialogue about the colony's relation with Spain were the main uses of this paper.

Though it lasted for only four months, it left a precedent that inspired similar contributions later in the 19th century.

Through it, Núñez de Cáceres developed himself as a fabulist,[4] publishing stories he signed as "El Fabulista Principiante" (novice).