José Luis Ramos | |
Office: | Minister of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela |
President1: | Andrés Narvarte |
Term Start1: | 8 June 1833 |
Term End1: | 15 October 1833 |
President2: | José María Vargas |
Term Start2: | 20 January 1835 |
Term End2: | 29 March 1835 |
President3: | José María Vargas |
Term Start3: | 15 January 1837 |
Term End3: | 20 January 1837 |
President4: | Carlos Soublette |
Term Start4: | 13 March 1837 |
Term End4: | 12 April 1837 |
Birth Date: | c. 1790 |
Birth Place: | Caracas, Venezuela |
Death Date: | May 7, 1849 |
Death Place: | Maiquetia, Venezuela |
Occupation: | Politician, writer |
José Luis Ramos (c. 1790 – May 7, 1849) was a Venezuelan writer and political figure. Ramos served various government roles such as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela multiple times. He was the Minister of Finance in 1835.[1] He edited the literary magazine La Guirnalda between 1839 and 1850. He is considered the founder of literary journalism in Venezuela. Born in Caracas, he died in Maiguetia.[2]
He was editor of La Guirnalda as of 1839 out of Caracas, which was the first literary magazine in the country, publishing poets such as Rafael María Baralt.