Rubén Darío
1867 – 1916 · aged 49
Nicaraguan poet, journalist and diplomat (1867–1916)
- Born
- 18 Jan 1867 · Ciudad Dario
- Died
- 6 Feb 1916 · León
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- 18 Jan 1867BornBorn in Ciudad Dario
- 6 Feb 1916DiedDied in León
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Major world events during their lifetime (1867 – 1916).
- 1870 – 1871Franco-Prussian War
- 18961896 Summer Olympics
- 1898Spanish–American War
- 1904 – 1905Russo-Japanese War
- 1914 – 1918World War I
- 1915 – 1923Armenian genocide
Biography
Félix Rubén García Sarmiento (18 January 1867 – 6 February 1916), known as Rubén Darío (US: dah-REE-oh, Spanish: [ruˈβen daˈɾi.o]), was a Nicaraguan poet who initiated the Spanish-language literary movement known as modernismo (modernism) that flourished at the end of the 19th century. Darío had a great and lasting influence on 20th-century Spanish-language literature and journalism.
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