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“The America of Moctezuma and Atahualpa,the aromatic America of Columbus,Catholic America, Spanish America,the America where noble Cuauhtémoc said: "I am not on a bed of roses"-our America trembling with hurricanes, trembling with Love: O men with Saxon eyes and barbarous souls, our America lives. And dreams. And loves. And it is the daughter of the Sun. Be careful.”

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Rubén Darío, full name Fernando de las Mercedes Núñez de Arce y Darión, was a renowned Nicaraguan poet and a pioneer of modernist poetry. Born on January 18, 1867, and died on February 6, 1916, Darío is known for his innovative poetic style and his profound influence on Latin American literature. more

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