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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, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It com ...
n government foundation that aims to study and promote
Latin American culture The culture of Latin America 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 prac ...
and Latin American integration, 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. In 1948, he became the first freely elected President of Venezuela, president in Venezuela's history. He was removed from ...
. 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 Philosophy, 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, ''E ...
. 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 The Rómulo Gallegos International Novel Prize () was created on 6 August 1964 by a presidential decree enacted by Venezuela Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, c ...
, 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


See also

* Venezuelan culture *
Rómulo Gallegos Prize The Rómulo Gallegos International Novel Prize () was created on 6 August 1964 by a presidential decree enacted by Venezuela Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, c ...


Sources


Celarg.org.ve
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