Romero was born in Seville, Spain, but spent much of his adult life in Latin America, especially Argentina, where he emigrated in 1904.
[2] Due to his strong disapproval of the Peronist government, he resigned his university positions in 1946, not returning until 1955.
Romero is interested in examining the space of human culture, especially with respect to creativity and social responsibility.
[2] A strongly anti-ideological humanist, he argues against Humean rationalism and all deterministic conceptions of the universe.
[2] His writing is marked by a balance between philosophical rigor and literary sophistication,[1] and Theory of Man (1952; English translation in 1964) is considered his master work.