El Iris was a short-lived periodical that was published between February and August 1826 in the newly independent Republic of Mexico.

[3] He established his printing shop at Calle de San Agustín # 15 in Mexico City in January 1826 with two presses, one for typeface and one for lithographs.

[4] An advertisement for the new journal appeared in the Mexican newspaper El Águila on 13 January 1826, saying it would offer a pleasant distraction to all interested in letters, particularly the fair sex.

[6] It also provided portraits of Guadalupe Victoria, José María Morelos and Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, heroes of the independence struggle.

[7] The first issue included an illustration called "The Figurine" by Claudio Linati showing a woman dressed in the style of the French Republic, said to be the first colored lithograph made in Mexico.

[4][a] In the accompanying article Linati proposed that Mexican women should adopt the simple Republican garments, which would allow them to move freely, rather than the traditional Spanish dress and mantilla.

[9] Linati took the Yorkino position that the people were sovereign, and only federalism could protect individuals and the nation against the depredations of the army and the priests.

[11][b] Although short-lived, El Iris established a lasting model for journals that printed satirical lithographs on political and social subjects.