Fermín Toro

Fermín del Toro y Blanco
45th Minister of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela
In office 14 April 1858 – 17 June 1858
President	Julián Castro
Preceded by	Wenceslao Urrutia
Succeeded by	Miguel Herrera
Personal details
Born	14 July 1806(1806-07-14) Caracas, Venezuela
Died	23 December 1865(1865-12-23) (aged 59) Caracas, Venezuela
Spouse(s)	María de las Mercedes de Tovar y Rodríguez del Toro
Profession	writer, novelist, politician, diplomat
Religion	Roman Catholic
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Fermín Toro y Blanco (Caracas- El Valle, 14 July 1806 - Caracas, 23 December 1865) was a politician, diplomat and author. His remains were located at the Panteón Nacional on 23 April 1876. His family came from the Canary Islands.

Works

• Essay
  • Reflexiones sobre la Ley del 10 de abril de 1834.
  • Los estudios filosóficos en Venezuela, Europa y América
  • Cuestión de imprenta.
  • Descripción de los honores fúnebres consagrados a los restos del Libertador Simón Bolívar (1842)
  • Discurso ante la Convención de Valencia (1858)
  • Ensayo gramatical sobre el idioma guajiro, (the manuscript was compiled by Adolf Ernst in 1872)

• Novels
  • Los Mártires (1842).
  • La Viuda de Corinto (1837)
  • La Sibila de los Andes.

Institutions named after Fermín Toro

• Universidad Fermín Toro
• Colegio Universitario Fermín Toro
• Liceo Fermín Toro

External links

• Discurso ante la Convención (1858)