Rafael María Baralt
Encyclopedia
Rafael María Baralt y Pérez (3 July 1810 - 4 January 1860) was a Venezuela
n diplomat, writer and historian. He was the first Latin American to occupy a chair at the Real Academia Española
. He is buried in the National Pantheon of Venezuela.
Baralt was the son of Miguel Antonio Baralt, who helped build the Baralt Theater in Maracaibo.
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
n diplomat, writer and historian. He was the first Latin American to occupy a chair at the Real Academia Española
Real Academia Española
The Royal Spanish Academy is the official royal institution responsible for regulating the Spanish language. It is based in Madrid, Spain, but is affiliated with national language academies in twenty-one other hispanophone nations through the Association of Spanish Language Academies...
. He is buried in the National Pantheon of Venezuela.
Baralt was the son of Miguel Antonio Baralt, who helped build the Baralt Theater in Maracaibo.
Books
- Resumen de la Historia de Venezuela (1840)
- Adiós a la Patria (1842).