Locals in Chile had attempted to procure a printing press from the Spanish government and then under the Junta, attempts were made to purchase a printing press from the revolutionary junta in Buenos Aires, but were unsuccessful after the death of Mariano Moreno.
Residents in Chile had tried to acquire a printing press from the Spanish government, followed by unsuccessful efforts under the Junta to purchase one from the revolutionary junta in Buenos Aires after Mariano Moreno's death.