Rafael María Baralt
Rafael María Baralt | |
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| Born | Rafael María Baralt y Pérez 3 July 1810 |
| Died | 4 January 1860 (aged 49) Madrid, Spain |
| Seat R of the Real Academia Española | |
| In office 27 November 1853 – 4 January 1860 | |
| Preceded by | Juan Donoso Cortés |
| Succeeded by | Tomás Rodríguez Rubí |
Rafael María Baralt y Pérez (3 July 1810 - 4 January 1860) was a Venezuelan diplomat and one of the country's most famed writers, philologists, and historians. He was the first Latin American to occupy a chair at the Real Academia Española.