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Romulo Gallegos
Caracas, Venezuela
Archival Overview
Venezuelan novelist and statesman whose 1929 masterpiece Dona Barbara became the defining allegorical epic of Latin American civilization versus barbarism in the plains.
Biographical Record
Romulo Gallegos (1884–1969) was an educator before writing 'Dona Barbara' (1929), depicting the clash between the untamed Venezuelan llanos (represented by the ruthless female landlord Barbara) and enlightened constitutional reform (Santos Luzardo).
In 1947, Gallegos was elected President of Venezuela in the nation's first honest, universal democratic election. Overthrown by a military coup after just nine months, he spent years in exile before returning to universal acclaim as a patriarch of democratic Latin America.
Key Life Milestones
Publication of 'Dona Barbara'
Published the definitive South American regionalist novel of frontier justice and civilization.
Elected President of Venezuela
Elected president in Venezuela's first democratic election, combining literary fame with civic duty.
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Final Resting Place
Perpetual MemorialCaracas, Venezuela