José Luis Ramos

José Luis Ramos (c. 1790 – May 7, 1849) was a Venezuelan writer and political figure. Ramos served various government roles such as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela multiple times. He was the Minister of Finance in 1835. He edited the literary magazine ''La Guirnalda'' between 1839 and 1850. He is considered the founder of literary journalism in Venezuela. Born in Caracas, he died in Maiguetia.

He was editor of ''La Guirnalda'' as of 1839 out of Caracas, which was the first literary magazine in the country, publishing poets such as Rafael María Baralt. Provided by Wikipedia