Manuel Caballero
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Manuel Antonio Caballero Agüero (5 December 1931 – 12 December 2010) was a notable Venezuelan historian
, journalist, best-selling author and professor of contemporary Venezuelan History at the Central University of Venezuela
.
Caballero was born in Barquisimeto
, studied History at the Central University of Venezuela
and obtained a PhD at the University of London
. With the publication of his PhD dissertation he became the first Venezuelan author to be published by Cambridge University Press
. In 1989 he was invited to teach at Universitá degli Studi di Napoli in Italy. He received the National Award on Journalism (Premio Nacional de Periodismo) and the National History Award (Premio Nacional de Historia, 1994) and in 2005 he was elected as a member of the Academia Nacional de la Historia (or National Academy of History of Venezuela). He wrote regularly for Venezuelan newspapers El Nacional
, El Diario de Caracas and most recently El Universal
. Despite his past as a left-wing thinker and political activist, in particular against president Rómulo Betancourt
, in his latter years he became one of the most vocal and vehement critics of president Hugo Chávez
and his administration. He revised his perspective on President Betancourt in a biography written in 2004.
On 2010, he underwent a prostate surgery that triggered a series of infections unresponsive to antibiotics, further complicated by diabetes. He died on December 12, 2010.
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
, journalist, best-selling author and professor of contemporary Venezuelan History at the Central University of Venezuela
Central University of Venezuela
The Central University of Venezuela is a premier public University of Venezuela located in Caracas...
.
Caballero was born in Barquisimeto
Barquisimeto
Barquisimeto is the capital city of the State of Lara located in west central Venezuela, halfway between Caracas and Maracaibo on the Turbio River.-Overview:...
, studied History at the Central University of Venezuela
Central University of Venezuela
The Central University of Venezuela is a premier public University of Venezuela located in Caracas...
and obtained a PhD at the University of London
University of London
-20th century:Shortly after 6 Burlington Gardens was vacated, the University went through a period of rapid expansion. Bedford College, Royal Holloway and the London School of Economics all joined in 1900, Regent's Park College, which had affiliated in 1841 became an official divinity school of the...
. With the publication of his PhD dissertation he became the first Venezuelan author to be published by Cambridge University Press
Cambridge University Press
Cambridge University Press is the publishing business of the University of Cambridge. Granted letters patent by Henry VIII in 1534, it is the world's oldest publishing house, and the second largest university press in the world...
. In 1989 he was invited to teach at Universitá degli Studi di Napoli in Italy. He received the National Award on Journalism (Premio Nacional de Periodismo) and the National History Award (Premio Nacional de Historia, 1994) and in 2005 he was elected as a member of the Academia Nacional de la Historia (or National Academy of History of Venezuela). He wrote regularly for Venezuelan newspapers El Nacional
El Nacional
El Nacional is a Venezuelan publishing company under the name C.A. Editorial El Nacional, most widely known for its El Nacional newspaper. It, along with Últimas Noticias and El Universal, are the most widely read and circulated daily national newspapers in the country, and it has an average of...
, El Diario de Caracas and most recently El Universal
El Universal (Caracas)
El Universal is a major Venezuelan newspaper, headquartered in Caracas with an average daily circulation of about 150,000. The online version carries news, politics, sports, economy and more....
. Despite his past as a left-wing thinker and political activist, in particular against president Rómulo Betancourt
Rómulo Betancourt
Rómulo Ernesto Betancourt Bello , known as "The Father of Venezuelan Democracy", was President of Venezuela from 1945 to 1948 and again from 1959 to 1964, as well as leader of Accion Democratica, Venezuela's dominant political party in the 20th century...
, in his latter years he became one of the most vocal and vehement critics of president Hugo Chávez
Hugo Chávez
Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías is the 56th and current President of Venezuela, having held that position since 1999. He was formerly the leader of the Fifth Republic Movement political party from its foundation in 1997 until 2007, when he became the leader of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela...
and his administration. He revised his perspective on President Betancourt in a biography written in 2004.
On 2010, he underwent a prostate surgery that triggered a series of infections unresponsive to antibiotics, further complicated by diabetes. He died on December 12, 2010.
Works
- La Pasión de Comprender: ensayos de historia (y de) política (1983)
- EL Orgullo de Leer (1988)
- Las Elecciones Presidenciales: ¿la última oportunidad o la primera? (1989)
- Gómez, El Tirano Liberal: vida y muerte del siglo XIX (1993)
- De la "Pequeña Venecia" a la "Gran Venezuela": una historia de cinco siglos (1997)
- Contra el golpe, la dictadura militar y la guerra civil (1998)
- La Crisis de la Venezuela Contemporánea 1903–1992 (1998)
- La gestación de Hugo Chávez: 40 años de luces y sombras en la democracia venezolana (2000)
- Latin America and the Comintern, 1919–1943 (2002)
- Rómulo Betancourt, Político de Nación (2004)
- El Desorden de los Refugiados (2004)
- Dramatis Personae: doce ensayos biográficos (2004)
- ¿Por qué no soy bolivariano? (2006)
- La Peste Militar (2007)
- Contra la abolición de la historia (2008)
- Polémicas y otras formas de escritura (2008)
- No más de una cuartilla (2009)
- Historia de los venezolanos en el siglo XX (2010)
External links
- Selected Essays
- Profile at the Academia Nacional de Historia
- Biblioteca Manuel Caballero
- http://www.eluniversal.com/2007/01/21/pol_art_149000.shtml"El Poder Popular es una ficción" interview by the newspaper El UniversalEl Universal (Caracas)El Universal is a major Venezuelan newspaper, headquartered in Caracas with an average daily circulation of about 150,000. The online version carries news, politics, sports, economy and more....
] - Interview to Manuel Caballero about his book "Historia de los venezolanos en el siglo XX" – Lo afirmativo venezolano