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Quinto Sol

Chicano independent publishing house

Quinto Sol was the first fully independent publishing house to surface from the Chicano movement in the Sixties. Editorial Quinto Sol (Quinto Sol Publications) was founded in 1967 at UC Berkeley by Octavio I. Romano, a professor of Behavioral Science and Public Health, in collaboration with Nick C. Vaca and Andres Ybarra.² Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1967Founded¹

Industrysmall press¹

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Octavio Romano, Announcement Poster for event (title unknown) — Photo: Max Garcia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons³

Quinto Sol was the first fully independent publishing house to surface from the Chicano movement in the Sixties. Editorial Quinto Sol (Quinto Sol Publications) was founded in 1967 at UC Berkeley by Octavio I. Romano, a professor of Behavioral Science and Public Health, in collaboration with Nick C. Vaca and Andres Ybarra.²

Timeline

1967Founded Founded¹

Links

WikipediaQuinto Sol
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Sources

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WikidataQuinto Sol on Wikidata
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WikipediaQuinto Sol on Wikipedia
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Wikimedia CommonsQuinto Sol photo by Max Garcia, Public domain