José Luis Ramos (c. 1790 – May 7, 1849) was a Venezuelan writer and political figure.
Ramos served various government roles such as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela multiple times.
[1] He edited the literary magazine La Guirnalda between 1839 and 1850.
He is considered the founder of literary journalism in Venezuela.
[2] He was editor of La Guirnalda as of 1839 out of Caracas, which was the first literary magazine in the country, publishing poets such as Rafael María Baralt.