Show Mexico Had Printing Press In 1537 Me Mexico fco had hud a printing press about abort a n hundred years ears earlier eailler than the United Unit Unit- United ed ld States or to be exact In 1 1537 The first works printed upon It were nat nat- by authors born horn In n Spain who had come to America The The claim that th the first book by a native born American American Ameri Ameri- can was written by a Mexican and struck from this press has hils stood undisputed un disputed l for tor many years Recently a writer of ot Santo Domingo has been brought forward as the first American author An article In a recent num ber bel of the new monthly magazine In In- America ter-America presents a well ell documented documented docu docu- discussion of the relative claims In which the author concludes that the honor still remains with whit Mexico The fhe fir first fiat t hook In his finding flailing by a native American author was ns printed by hy Juan JUlin de lie Leon In Sp Sevilla In the year rear 1594 There exist copies caples of ot this priceless edition In the collection of ot the Hispanic Society of America In New ew York In that of ot the Duke de in S. S r i. i |