▁National ▁Academy ▁of ▁History ▁of ▁Venezuela , ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁E cuador ian ▁Academy ▁of ▁Language , ▁a ▁corresponding ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Spanish ▁Academy , ▁and ▁corresponding ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Venez uel an ▁Academy ▁of ▁Language . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁UN ES CO ▁- ▁Division ▁of ▁Human ▁Rights ▁( Special ist ). ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁an ▁active ▁writer . ▁He ▁published ▁more ▁than ▁ 6 , 0 0 0 ▁articles ▁in ▁Latin ▁American ▁and ▁European ▁journ als ▁and ▁mag az ines . ▁He ▁also ▁published ▁more ▁over ▁ 3 0 ▁books ▁in ▁various ▁fields ▁( po etry , ▁fiction , ▁literary ▁criticism , ▁historical ▁ess ays ). ▁He ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁the ▁Nobel ▁Prize ▁for ▁Liter ature ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁win . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁awarded ▁E cuador ' s ▁highest ▁prize ▁Premio ▁Eugen io ▁Es pe jo , ▁in ▁the ▁Science ▁category , ▁by ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁E cuador ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁ ▁Selected ▁works ▁Bi ographical ▁works ▁ ▁Manuel ita ▁S á enz , ▁la ▁libert adora ▁del ▁Libert ador ▁ ▁Bol í var ▁ ▁Go bern antes ▁del ▁E cuador ▁ ▁O ' Le ary , ▁ed ec án ▁del ▁Libert ador ▁ ▁Mir anda , ▁prot ol í der ▁de ▁la ▁indep endencia ▁amer icana ▁ ▁Liter ary ▁criticism ▁ ▁Sil uet as ▁lí ric as ▁de ▁poet as ▁e cu ator ian os ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁recognition ▁ ▁Or den ▁del ▁Libert ador , ▁Gran ▁Cord ón , ▁Venezuela ▁ ▁Or