Miguel Antonio Matus Caile was a Colombian writer, politician and historian.
He came from a family of Lebanese immigrants that exerted a strong influence on the social and political life of the departments of Arauca and Meta.
[1] Matus Caile himself served in a variety of public roles in Arauca.
He was Secretary of Agriculture and Public Works and between 1980 and 1982 he was National Intendant of Arauca.
He was a prolific writer, his works focused primarily on the history of his native region, e.g. Historia de Arauca[2] and Arauca y su sector agropecuario.