Rómulo Gallegos Center for Latin American Studies (CELARG, ''Fundación Centro de Estudios Latinoamericanos Rómulo Gallegos''), is a

Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...

n government foundation that aims to study and promote

Latin American culture Latin American culture is the formal or informal expression of the people of Latin America and includes both high culture (literature and high art) and popular culture (music, folk art, and dance), as well as religion and other customary practices. ...

and

Latin American integration The integration of Latin America has a history going back to Spanish American and Brazilian independence, when there was discussion of creating a regional state or confederation of Latin American nations to protect the area's newly won autonomy. ...

, taking its inspiration from the life and work of prominent author and former president

Rómulo Gallegos Rómulo Ángel del Monte Carmelo Gallegos Freire (2 August 1884 – 5 April 1969) was a Venezuelan novelist and politician. For a period of nine months during 1948, he governed as the first freely elected president in Venezuela's history. He was ...

. It was established on July 30, 1974 by an international board chaired by Mexican philosopher

Leopoldo Zea Leopoldo Zea Aguilar (June 30, 1912 – June 8, 2004) was a Mexican philosopher. Biography Zea was born in Mexico City. One of the integral Latin Americanism thinkers in history, Zea became famous thanks to his master's thesis, ''El Positivis ...

. Currently, the CELARG is an integral space where research, academic events, and cultural activities are presented and open to the general public. The CELARG has a high profile as a Latin American and Caribbean center for research, training, creation, cultural production, theatre, literature and public debate. The CELARG is well-known for awarding the Rómulo Gallegos Prize, which includes a cash prize of approximately €100,000, making it among the largest literary prizes in the world. The CELARG has a unique matrix-based organisational structure with a democratic and participatory form of governance.

Present and former personnel

* Hugo Achugar, former researcher

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Present and former personnel

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