Background
Alfonso Rumazo González was born in Latacunga, Ecuador in 1903.
Alfonso Rumazo González was born in Latacunga, Ecuador in 1903.
He lived in Venezuela since 1953, where he was a professor at the School of Humanities at the Central University of Venezuela and the Santa Maria University. He was an Honorary Professor of the Simon Rodriguez Experimental National University. He was an active writer
He published more than 6,000 articles in Latin American and European journals and magazines.
He also published more over 30 books in various fields (poetry, fiction, literary criticism, historical essays).
Orden del Libertador, Gran Cordón, Venezuela Orden Francisco de Miranda, Venezuela (primera clase) Orden Andrés Bello, Venezuela (primera clase) Orden Antonio José de Sucre, Venezuela (primera clase) Orden José de San Martín, Argentina Orden Nacional First Rate (at Lloyd's) Mérito, Ecuador Orden Vicente Emilio Sojo, Venezuela (primera clase) Orden Cecilio Acosta, Venezuela (primera clase) Orden 27 de noviembre de 1820, Venezuela (primera clase).
He was a member of the National Academy of History of Ecuador, corresponding member of the National Academy of History of Venezuela, a member of Ecuadorian Academy of Language, a corresponding member of the Royal Spanish Academy, and corresponding member of the Venezuelan Academy of Language. He was a member of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization - Division of Human Rights (Specialist).