Originating as El Noticioso y Lucero de la Habanna in 1832, Diario de la Marina began publishing in 1844 and is considered an essential resource for research on Cuba before the 1959 revolution.  The years covered by the Caribbean Newspaper imaging Project are 1899-1961.  This first year covers Cuba's independence from Spain after the Spanish-American War, followed by U.S. military occupation until 1901 and again in 1906.  Subsequent years track succession of regimes, U.S. influence, and the preeminence of the sugar industry.
    After the revolution, editorials in Diario de la Marina reflect reaction to reforms and the pace of change, as well as concern about freedom of the press, workers' rights, and international relations.  The newspaper relocated to Miami in 1960 and became an important voice for the exile community.  There was another change of name in 1962, when the paper became a weekly Impressiones: Diario de la  Marina.