Ignacio Eugenio Lozano Sr. (1886-September 21, 1953)[1] was born inMarín, Nuevo León onMexico-Texas border. He was a famous journalist of northern Mexico, but he joined the exodus into theUnited States during theMexican Revolution.,[1][2] He moved toSan Antonio and established aSpanish language bookstore and worked on twoSpanish language periodicals.[1]
He foundedLa Prensa as aSpanish language daily newspaper in 1913.[1][2][3][4] His granddaughter,Monica C. Lozano, would later say thoughLa Prensa was not the firstSpanish language daily, it became the largest.[2]
He foundedLa Opinión inLos Angeles, home ofLa Prensa's biggest readership, in 1926.[2][3][4] He and his wife, Alicia Elizondo Lozano, operated both papers,[4] the one in San Antonio, the other in Los Angeles. After his death fromcancer[1] in 1953, his sonIgnacio E. Lozano Jr. took over as publisher atLa Opinión and his widow returned to San Antonio to keepLa Prensa in business for ten more years.,[1][2]
He was married to Alicia Elizondo de Lozano, who keptLa Prensa running after his death, until she sold it in 1959.[2] They had two children:Ignacio Eugenio Lozano Jr. (born 1927) and Maria Alicia Lozano (born 1923), who moved toMexico City as a married woman.[2]