However, Sotillo prevented his son from carrying out this scheme, an outstanding gesture that has always been recognized by Venezuelan historians.

Herma Marksman (born 1949) is a Venezuelan historian.

Luis Alberto Sucre, a member of the Sucre family, was a well-known Venezuelan historian.

Venezuelan literary historian and man of letters who played a major role in bringing the works of Latin American writers to world attention.

Manuel Caballero, 79, Venezuelan historian, journalist and author, complications following prostate surgery.

Alfredo Armas Alfonzo, Venezuelan historian and critic, was born in Clarines in 1921.

José Nucete Sardi (1897-1972) was a Venezuelan historian, journalist and diplomat.

José Antonio de Armas Chitty (30 November 1908 - 6 October 1995) was a Venezuelan historian, poet, chronicler, essayist, biographer and researcher.

José Luis Salcedo Bastardo (15 March 1926 - 16 February 2005) was a Venezuelan historian and diplomat.

Federico Britto Figueroa (2 November 1921 - 28 April 2000) was a renowned Venezuelan Marxist historian and anthropologist.