President Velásquez referred to him as a “rarely seen prophet in his own land.” Historian Luis Hernández Contreras researched Martín Marciales Moncada's personal and public life and published his biography in a three-volume tome entitled Martín Marciales, hijo, which includes a prologue written by former Venezuelan President Ramón J. Velásquez.

The opposition were then called “Yellow Liberals.” Martin Marciales Jaime was a carpenter who hid weapons in secret compartments in the furniture he made.

The weapons were intended to arm the forces of the so-called “Yellow Revolutionaries” who hoped to oust then dictator Juan Vicente Gómez from power.

When Martín Marciales Moncada was eight years old, his father was sent to prison at El Castillo de San Carlos due to his revolutionary activities.

Martín Marciales Moncada played major role in disentangling the local economy from the German influenced system of tokens.

Much of Martín Marciales Moncada's philanthropic work was done through the Rotary Club, including:[9] Annual donations of cars as prizes for various fundraising raffles In 1951, Martín Marciales Moncada imported the first fire truck to San Cristóbal and founded the local fire department.

[10] Martín Marciales Moncada used raffle proceeds to help rebuild the Basilica of Our Lady of Consolation, Táriba.

Martín Marciales Moncada contributed in founding a school for boys and built a relationship with his lifelong mentor, Fr.