Augusto Mijares | |
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| Minister of Education of Venezuela | |
| In office 1949–1950 | |
| President | Carlos Delgado Chalbaud |
| Ambassador to Spain | |
| In office 1950–1953 | |
| Succeeded by | Simón Becerra |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 November 1897 Villa de Cura, Aragua |
| Died | 29 June 1979 (aged 81) Caracas, Venezuela |
| Spouse | Matilde Felce Cottin |
| Profession | writer, historian, schoolteacher, lawyer |
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Salvador Augusto Mijares Izquierdo (12 November 1897 – 29 June 1979), was a Venezuelan lawyer, historian, writer, educator and journalist. He is best known for El Libertador, his biography of Simón Bolívar.[1] He was a member of the Venezuelan Academy of History (1947), the National Academy of Political Science (1960) and the Venezuelan Academy of Language (1971).
- ^ El Nacional (2002), Rostros y personajes de Venezuela (in Spanish)