Carlos Capriles Ayala

Carlos Capriles Ayala (16 March 1923 – 10 February 2014) was a Venezuelan journalist and historian who served as ambassador to Spain during Rafael Caldera's presidency. He was the co-founder along with his brother, Miguel Ángel Capriles Ayala, of La Cadena Capriles, Capriles Publications and was Vice-President from 1950 to 1977. Founding editor of the Maracaibo daily Crítica (1965–68), el "Vespertino de Maracaibo", news magazines "Elite" and "Momento" and lastly "El Mundo" tabloid.

He was the author of two books, including a biography of Venezuelan dictator Marcos Pérez Jiménez. He co-authored the three-volume Diccionario de la corrupción en Venezuela ("Dictionary of Corruption in Venezuela"). Carlos Capriles Ayala died on 10 February 2014.

He graduated in history from the Central University of Venezuela. He is the brother of Miguel Ángel Capriles Ayala.

Books Vida y muerte de la democracia: López Contreras y Medina Angaria vs. Rómulo Betancourt y Pérez Jiménez, 1999, Ediciones Capriles. Origen de la corrupción en Venezuela, desde Páez hasta Caldera, 1996, Ediciones Capriles. Decadas de historia de Venezuela, 1994, Ediciones Capriles. Todos los golpes a la democracia venezolana, 1992, Ediciones Capriles. 978-9806201187 Sexo y poder en la historia: Concubinas reales y presidenciales en Venezuela desde Manuelita Saenz hasta Cecilia Matos, 1991 (6th edition), Ediciones Capriles. Sola, a traves de la selva amazonica, 1988, Ediciones Bexeller. Un burdel de postin: Una historia de novela, 1988, Ediciones Bexeller. Perez Jimenez y su tiempo: Biografia del ex-presidente y radiografia de Venezuela en algunas etapas estelares de su historia, 1985. Three Volumes.