La Gaceta Mexicana was a free, twice-monthly Spanish-language newspaper published in Houston, Texas.
Through editorials and special sections, editor José Sarabia argued for readers to support Mexican-owned businesses and teach their children Mexican history.
La Gaceta also functioned as a cultural resource, providing calendars of events, recipes, book excerpts, and updates about Mexican entertainers.
Like many Mexican residents of Houston at the time, Sarabia ended up in the United States due to political exile.
He argued that Mexicans living in the U.S. needed to maintain their connections to their homeland, criticizing those who he believed had "Americanized" themselves and their children.