Carlos Capriles Ayala (16 March 1923 – 10 February 2014) is a Venezuelan journalist and historian, and a former Ambassador of Venezuela in Spain during Rafael Caldera's presidency tenure. Felix Rosado
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Miguel Ángel Capriles Ayala Miguel Ángel Capriles Ayala (28 February 1915, Puerto Cabello - 25 April 1996) was the head of Venezuela's Cadena Capriles media group. Capriles launched ''Últimas Noticias'' in 1941, after the pro-freedom measures implemented by Venezuelan Pre ...

, of La Cadena Capriles, Capriles Publications and became Vice-President from 1950 to 1977. Founding editor of the

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daily ''Critica'' (1965–68), Boletín histórico, Issue 46, Fundación John Boulton. 1978.p57 el "Vespertino de Maracaibo", news magazines "Elite" and "Momento" and lastly "El Mundo" tabloid. He is the author of a of two books only, including a biography of Venezuelan dictator Marcos Pérez Jiménez. He is co-author of the three-volume ''Diccionario de la corrupción en Venezuela'' (Dictionary of Corruption in Venezuela). He protagonized and fomented the defence for free expression, free press and the constitution of the

democracy in Venezuela Democracy in Venezuela refers to the system of governance that has prevailed in Venezuela since direct election at the presidential level and later in the 1990s at the regional level. Democracy as a system of government in the country has had a hist ...

. He was politically persecuted during the dictatorship of Marcos Perez Jimenez, during which he was thrown in jail and afterwards sent into exile. His thirst for adventure was expressed by his arrival to Spain as Ambassador of Venezuela in the early 1970s, by crossing the Atlantic Ocean sailing his beloved VITO sailboat. In his role as Ambassador, Carlos signed several peace treaties and was awarded several decorations, like the Great Order of Hispanic Culture Institute, the Order of Liberatator of Venezuela and the Knight Grand Cross of Spain's Order of Isabella the Catholic in 1972. Carlos Capriles Ayala died on February 10, 2014. He graduated in history from the Central University of Venezuela. He is the brother of

Books

* ''Vida y muerte de la democracia: López Contreras y Medina Angaria vs. Rómulo Betancourt y Pérez Jiménez'', 1999, Ediciones Capriles. * ''Origen de la corrupción en Venezuela, desde Páez hasta Caldera'', 1996, Ediciones Capriles. * ''Decadas de historia de Venezuela'', 1994, Ediciones Capriles. * ''Todos los golpes a la democracia venezolana'', 1992, Ediciones Capriles. 978-9806201187 * ''Sexo y poder en la historia: Concubinas reales y presidenciales en Venezuela desde Manuelita Saenz hasta Cecilia Matos'', 1991 (6th edition), Ediciones Capriles. * ''Sola, a traves de la selva amazonica'', 1988, Ediciones Bexeller. * ''Un burdel de postin: Una historia de novela'', 1988, Ediciones Bexeller. * ''Perez Jimenez y su tiempo: Biografia del ex-presidente y radiografia de Venezuela en algunas etapas estelares de su historia'', 1985. Three Volumes.

References

Venezuelan journalists Venezuelan newspaper founders 20th-century Venezuelan historians Venezuelan male writers People from Puerto Cabello 1923 births Central University of Venezuela alumni Knights Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic Ambassadors of Venezuela to Spain 2014 deaths {{Venezuela-diplomat-stub Capriles family