met Juan Carlos de Borbón, King of Spain, on his state visit to Venezuela in 1977. His strong ties to the embassies of Spain, Colombia, Perú, Panamá and Nicaragua account for his numerous accolades in the diplomatic and cultural fields. His work as a universal writer was published by influential editorial houses in Venezuela as he became an incisive columnist in well-known local newspapers. He regularly condemned his country's political ways and the ever-growing scourge of corruption in Latin America. He had a long time personal and professional association with his brother in law, Dr. Jorge Gómez Mantellini, former Governor of Caracas. As part of his duties as head of the Venezuelan Institute for Hispanic Culture, he unveiled the first statue of Spanish monarch Isabel La Católica ever to grace a Caracas square. Personal life He was married to Bertha Domínguez Urbano-Taylor, a sibling of Ricardo Domínguez Urbano-Taylor. He had two daughters, Bertha García-Grüber D., Morella García-Grüber D. and one son John García-Grüber D., who died in infancy. References 1904 births 1997 deaths 20th-century Venezuelan economists Venezuelan philosophers Venezuelan male writers Venezuelan financial businesspeople Ambassadors of Venezuela to Nicaragua Ambassadors of Venezuela to Panama Ambassadors of Venezuela to Cuba Ambassadors of Venezuela to Peru Ambassadors of Venezuela to Costa Rica People from Bolívar (state) 20th-century philosophers