Title from masthead.

Decription based on [v. 1] no. 1 (jun. 7, 1810)

Place of publication and name of printer from colophon of [v. 1] no. 1 (jun. 7, 1810)

Edited by Francisco Ramirez who became governor of Entre Ríos, Argentina in 1820.

Numbered issues paginated consecutively within each volume.

[Vol. 1] numbered issues, suplementos, and extraordinarias are in the format of a small quarto measuring 18 cm; [Vol. 2], beginning with issue no. 1 [nov. 5, 1811] changes format to become a folio measuring 32 cm.

The Gaceta de Buenos Aires describes events in Argentina and other neighboring countries as well as the news from Europe and the Americas. For a detailed contents listing each numbered issue and supplements of the Gaceta de Buenos Aires, see: Gaceta de Buenos Aires desde 1810 hasta 1821 by Antonio Zinny, Buenos Aires, 1875 and Historia y bibliografia de las primeras imprentas rioplatenses, tomo 4, La imprenta in Buenos Aires 1810-1815 by Guillermo Furlong, Buenos Aires, 1975.

The Gaceta de Buenos Aires is sometimes considered to have been issued in 6 volumes; what is considered to be [vol. 3] changes its title to be the Gaceta ministerial followed by the Gaceta del gobierno printed from 1812-1815; The Gaceta del gobierno is followed by a continuation of the Gaceta de Buenos Aires which is printed in [vols. 4-6] from 1815-1821.

No weekly issue printed on Dec. 20, 1810.

Furlong indexes an unnumbered issue from July 3, 1810, of which he makes a note doubting its existence.

Palau y Dulcet (2nd ed.), 96378.

Includes supplemental (Suplementos) issues printed on these dates: [v. 1] jun. 7, 1810, [v. 1] jun. 9, 1810, [v. 1] oct. 4, 1810, [v. 1] feb. 7, 1811, [v. 1] feb. 18, 1811, [v. 1] mayo 2, 1811, [v. 1] mayo 9, 1811, [v. 1] jun. 26, 1811, and [v. 1] jul. 5, 1811; [v. 2] dic. 6, 1811, [v. 2] enero 3, 1812, [v. 2] enero 10, 1812, and [v. 2] enero 31, 1812; Furlong indexes a supplement issue from June 26, 1812, which is only known from an 1816 reprint and which may simply be a misprinted date on some copies.

Includes extra (Extraordinarias) issues printed on these dates: [v. 1] junn. 9, 1810, [v. 1] jul. 10, 1810, [v. 1] jul. 16, 1810, [v. 1] jul. 23, 1810, [v. 1] agosto 7, 1810, [v. 1] agosto 11, 1810, [v. 1] agosto 21, 1810, [v. 1] sept. 10, 1810, [v. 1] sept. 17. 1810, [v. 1] sept. 25, 1810, [v. 1] oct. 2, 1810, [v. 1] oct. 15, 1810, [v. 1] oct. 23, 1810, [v. 1] nov. 6, 1810, [v. 1] nov. 13, 1810, [v. 1] nov. 20, 1810, [v. 1] nov. 25, 1810, [v. 1] dic. 3, 1810, [v. 1] dic. 8, 1810, [v. 1] dic. 26, 1810, [v. 1] dic. 31, 1810, [v. 1] enero 2, 1811, [v. 1] enero 22, 1811, [v. 1] feb. 4, 1811, [v. 1] feb. 12, 1811, [v. 1] feb. 18, 1811, [v. 1] feb. 25, 1811, [v. 1] marzo 5, 1811, [v. 1] marzo 8, 1811, [v. 1] abr. 1, 1811, [v. 1] abr. 8, 1811, [v. 1] abr. 15, 1811, [v. 1] abr. 22, 1811, [v. 1] mayo 4, 1811, [v. 1] mayo 21, 1811, [v. 1] mayo 24, 1811, [v. 1] mayo 29, 1811, [v. 1] jun. 15, 1811, [v. 1] jun. 18, 1811, [v. 1] jun. 26, 1811, [v. 1] jul. 5, 1811, [v. 1] jul. 9, 1811, [v. 1] jul. 22, 1811, [v. 1] jul. 30, 1811, [v. 1] sept. 3, 1811, [v. 1] sept. 10, 1811, [v. 1] sept. 25, 1811, [v. 1] oct. 14, 1811, [v. 2] oct. 19, 1811, [v. 1] oct. 26, 1811, and [v. 1] oct. 27, 1811; [v. 2] dic. 19, 1811, [v. 2] enero 4, 1812, [v. 2] enero 23, 1812, and [v. 2] feb. 8, 1812; Furlong indexes an extraordinaria from [v. 1] jun. 24, 1810, which seems to have had a misprinted date on some copies.

John Carter Brown Library has these holdings of the numbered issues: [v. 1] no. 1 (jun. 7, 1810) - no. 3 (jun. 21, 1810), [v. 1] no. 5 (jul. 5, 1810) - no. 20 (oct. 18, 1810), [v. 1] no. 22 (nov. 1, 1810) - no. 25 (nov. 22, 1810), [v. 1] no. 27 i.e. no. 26, [v. 1] no. 27 (dic. 6, 1810) - no. 53 (jun. 13, 1811), [v. 1] no. 55 (jun. 27, 1811) - no. 73 (oct. 31, 1811), [v. 2] no. 1 (nov. 5, 1811) - no. 14 (dic. 20, 1811), and no. 16 (dic. 27, 1811) - no. 29 (marzo 20, 1812)

John Carter Brown Library copy has these holdings of the Suplementos: [v. 1] jun. 7, 1810, [v. 1] jun. 9, 1810, [v. 1] oct. 4, 1810, [v. 1] feb. 7, 1811, [v. 1] feb. 18, 1811, [v. 1] mayo 2, 1811, [v. 1] mayo 9, 1811, [v. 1] jun. 26, 1811, and [v. 1] jul. 5, 1811; [v. 2] dic. 6, 1811, [v. 2] enero 3, 1812, [v. 2] enero 10, 1812, and [v. 2] enero 31, 1812.

John Carter Brown Library copy has these issues of the Extraordinarias: [v. 1] jun. 9, 1810, [v. 1] jul. 10, 1810, [v. 1] jul. 16, 1810, [v. 1] jul. 23, 1810, [v. 1] agosto 7, 1810, [v. 1] agosto 11, 1810, [v. 1] agosto 21, 1810, [v. 1] sept. 10, 1810, [v. 1] sept. 17. 1810, [v. 1] sept. 25, 1810, [v. 1] oct. 2, 1810, [v. 1] oct. 15, 1810, [v. 1] oct. 23, 1810, [v. 2] nov. 6, 1810, [v. 1] nov. 13, 1810, [v. 1] nov. 20, 1810, [v. 1] nov. 25, 1810, [v. 1] dic. 3, 1810, [v. 1] dic. 8, 1810, [v. 1] dic. 26, 1810, [v. 1] dic. 31, 1810, [v. 1] enero 2, 1811, [v. 1] enero 22, 1811, [v. 1] feb. 4, 1811, [v. 1] feb. 12, 1811, [v. 1] feb. 18, 1811, [v. 1] feb. 25, 1811, [v. 1] marzo 5, 1811, [v. 1] marzo 8, 1811, [v. 1] abr. 1, 1811, [v. 1] abr. 8, 1811, [v. 1] abr. 15, 1811, [v. 1] abr. 22, 1811, [v. 1] mayo 4, 1811, [v. 1] mayo 21, 1811, [v. 1] mayo 24, 1811, [v. 1] mayo 29, 1811, [v. 1] jun. 15, 1811, [v. 1] jun. 18, 1811, [v. 1] jun. 26, 1811, [v. 1] jul. 5, 1811, [v. 1] jul. 9, 1811, [v. 1] jul. 22, 1811, [v. 1] jul. 30, 1811, [v. 1] sept. 3, 1811, [v. 1] sept. 10, 1811, [v. 1] sept. 25, 1811, [v. 1] oct. 14, 1811, [v. 1] oct. 19, 1811, [v. 1] oct. 26, 1811, and [v. 1] oct. 27, 1811; [v. 2] dic. 19, 1811, [v. 2] enero 4, 1812, [v. 2] enero 23, 1812, and [v. 2] feb. 8, 1812.

John Carter Brown Library copy has some numbered issues, suplementos and extraordinarias which are later reprints: [v. 1] no. 69 (oct. 3, 1811) is a reprinted 1815 issue with imprint: [Buenos AIres]: reimpreso en la imprenta del estado; [v. 1] no. 70 (oct. 10, 1811) is a reprinted 1816 issue with imprint: [Buenos Aires]: reimpresa en Buenos-Ayres: imprenta de M.J. Gandarillas y socios; [v. 1] extraordinaria jun. 23, 1810 is an undated later imprint with no imprint in colophon; [v. 1] extraordinarias jul 3, 1810 is an undated later reprint with imprint: reimpresa en la imprenta de la independencia; [v. 2] no. 1 (nov. 5, 1811) is an undated reprint with imprint: [Buenos Aires]: reimpresa en Buenos-Ayres: imprenta de M.J. Gandarillas y socios; [v. 2] no. 2 (nov. 8, 1811) is an udated later reprint with imprint: [Buenos Aires]: reimpresa en la imprenta de la independencia; [v. 2] no. 3 (nov. 12, 1811) is a undated later reprint with imprint: [Buenos Aires]: reimpreso en Buenos-Ayres: imprenta de M.J. Gandarillas y socios; [v. 2] no. 4 (nov. 15, 1811) is a 1816 reprint with imprint: [Buenos Aires]: reimpresa en Buenos-Ayres: imprenta de M.J. Gandarillas y socios; [v. 2] no. 5 (nov. 19, 1811) is an 1816 reprint with imprint: [Buenos Aires]: reimpresa en Buenos-Ayres: imprenta de M.J. Gandarillas y socios; [v. 2] no. 6 (nov. 21, 1811) is an undated later reprint with imprint: reimpreso en la imprenta de la independencia; [v. 2] no. 7 (nov. 26, 1811) is an undated later reprint with imprint: reimpreso en la imprenta de la independencia; [v. 2] no. 8 (nov. 29, 1811) is an undated later reprint with imprint: reimpreso en la imprenta de la independencia; [v. 2] no. 9 (dic. 3, 1811) is an undated later reprint with imprint: [Buenos Aires]: reimpresa en Buenos-Ayres: imprenta de M.J. Gandarillas y socios; [v. 2] no. 10 (dic. 6, 1811) is an undated later reprint with imprint: reimpresa en la imprenta de la independencia; [v. 2] no. 14 (dic. 20, 1811) is an undated later reprint with imprint: reimpresa en la imprenta de la independencia; [v. 2] suplemento dic. 6, 1811 is an undated later reprint with imprint: reimpresa en la imprenta de la independencia.

John Carter Brown Library copy imperfect: wanting [v. 1] no. 4 (jun. 28, 1810), [v. 1] no. 21 (oct. 25, 1810) and [v. 2] no. 15 (dic. 24, 1811); [v. 1] no. 54 (jun. 20, 1811) originally counted in JCB inventory of issues but is now missing; [v. 1] no. 37 (feb. 21, 1811) wanting p. 569-572.

John Carter Brown Library copy has most issues, supplements and extra issues acquired with the assistance of the Sophia Augusta Brown Fund; other issues acquired with the assistance of the Harper and JCB Associates Funds.