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José Herrera Uslar
José Herrera Uslar (born January 4, 1906) was the son of José Manrique and Carolina Herrera Uslar Urbaneja, one of the founding families of the Valley of Caracas and owners of the Hacienda la Vega. Personal life Uslar married Clementina Velutini Couturier (1906–1998) and had 3 children: Jose Herrera Velutini, Julio Herrera Velutini, and Christina Herrera. He has 10 grandchildren: Mercedes Clementina, José Henrique, Santiago, Andrés Herrera Titeux, Julio Herrera Velutini, Carlos Alberto Herrera Velutini, Jose Francisco Kolster Herrera, Julio José Herrera Pacheco, Cristina Herrera Pantin of Kochen, and Andrés Kochen. Professional life Uslar was a lawyer who founded, along with Juan Jose Mendoza, Martin Vegas, Manuel Antonio Matos, Francisco Pimentel, and others, the Progressive Republican Party (PRP) in 1936. Its purpose was to fight against extremism, social dissolution, relaxation, and opposing the spread of Marxist ideology in Venezuela. In 1950, as an Ambassador ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caracas
Caracas (, ), officially Santiago de León de Caracas, abbreviated as CCS, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela, and the center of the Metropolitan Region of Caracas (or Greater Caracas). Caracas is located along the Guaire River in the northern part of the country, within the Caracas Valley of the Venezuelan coastal mountain range (Cordillera de la Costa). The valley is close to the Caribbean Sea, separated from the coast by a steep 2,200-meter-high (7,200 ft) mountain range, Cerro El Ávila; to the south there are more hills and mountains. The Metropolitan Region of Caracas has an estimated population of almost 5 million inhabitants. The center of the city is still ''Catedral'', located near Bolívar Square, though some consider the center to be Plaza Venezuela, located in the Los Caobos area. Businesses in the city include service companies, banks, and malls. Caracas has a largely service-based economy, apart from some industrial activity in its metropolitan ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
