Luis Castro Leiva, In- Memoriam

Abstract

Luis Castro Leiva was professor of the Master's Degree in History at our Catholic University ‘Andrés Bello’. Andrés Bello’ Catholic University. He did not charge for his courses, as he He did not charge for his courses, as he was satisfied with his salary from the Universidad Simón Bolívar. He returned the cheque to be used for social work, or whatever the house decided. A fact that will come as no surprise to those who had the good fortune to know him, colleagues and disciples, as he considered teaching and research as a service, as the as a service, as the alternative of being useful to others, as a dedication without limits.  This was the invariable line that determined his behaviour in the classroom, his relationship with young people, the direction of theses and the writing of inescapable books. inescapable. The enthusiasm he embodied, the criticisms he made, his sweeping his presence in the academic world, and his teaching skills, were a magnet that was able to capable of bringing together wills in the search for lucid paths for Venezuela.