What is Rubén Darío's full name?

Félix Rubén García Sarmiento

Rubén Darío date of birth:

January 18, 1867

How old was Rubén Darío when died?

49

Where was Rubén Darío born?

Metapa, today known as Ciudad Darío, Matagalpa, Nicaragua

When did Rubén Darío die?

February 6, 1916

Where did Rubén Darío die?

León, Nicaragua

Why did Rubén Darío die?

Alcoholism

Rubén Darío body shape:

Average

Is Rubén Darío gay or straight?

Straight

What is Rubén Darío's ethnicity?

White

What is Rubén Darío nationality?

Nicaraguan

What is Rubén Darío's occupation?

Poet, journalist, diplomat

Rubén Darío claim to fame:

The prince of Castilian letters" and "Father of Modernism

Short Biography

Félix Rubén García Sarmiento (January 18, 1867 – February 6, 1916), known as Rubén Darío, was a Nicaraguan poet who initiated the Spanish-American literary movement known as modernismo (modernism) that flourished at the end of the 19th century. Darío has had a great and lasting influence on 20th-century Spanish literature and journalism. He has been praised as the "Prince of Castilian Letters" and undisputed father of the modernismo literary movement.