, 3 September 1922 - Caracas, Venezuela, May 8, 1991), was a Spanish born Venezuelan historian and professor. Graduated of Arts from the University of Bordeaux

University of Bordeaux

University of Bordeaux is an association of higher education institutions in and around Bordeaux, France. Its current incarnation was established 21 March 2007. The group is the largest system of higher education schools in southwestern France. It is part of the Academy of Bordeaux.There are seven...

 and of professor at the University of Toulouse

University of Toulouse

The Université de Toulouse is a consortium of French universities, grandes écoles and other institutions of higher education and research, named after one of the earliest universities established in Europe in 1229, and including the successor universities to that earlier university...

, arrived in Venezuela in late 1948, starting his activity as researcher. Was part of the modernization of Venezuelan historiography. Introduced at the intellectual work in Venezuela by Pedro Grases

Pedro Grases

Pedro Grases, , was a Venezuelan writer, historian and literary critic. He won the National Prize for Literature in 1993.- See also :*Literature of Venezuela...

, collaborated with Vicente Lecuna around the work of Simón Bolívar

Simón Bolívar

Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios Ponte y Yeiter, commonly known as Simón Bolívar was a Venezuelan military and political leader...

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