Rubén Darío (1867-1916) was a Nicaraguan poet and diplomat who is widely considered to be the most important literary figure of the Spanish-speaking world in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He is known for his modernist style of writing, which was heavily influenced by French symbolism and Parnassianism. He is credited with introducing the literary movement known as modernismo, which revolutionized Spanish-language literature. Darío was born in Metapa, Nicaragua, and was educated in León and Managua. He began writing poetry at a young age, and his first published work, Azul (1888), was a collection of poems that established him as a major literary figure. He went on to publish several more collections of poetry, including Cantos de vida y esperanza (1905) and Prosas profanas (1896). Darío also wrote several plays, essays, and short stories, and served as a diplomat for Nicaragua in several countries, including Spain, France, and Argentina. He died in 1916 in León, Nicaragua.
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