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Rubén Darío

Rubén Darío

Rubén Darío AKA Félix Rubén García Sarmiento

Born: 18-Jan-1867
Birthplace: Metapa, Nicaragua
Died: 6-Feb-1916
Location of death: León, Nicaragua
Cause of death: Cirrhosis of the Liver
Remains: Buried, Cathedral de Le�n, Managua, Nicaragua

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: Hispanic
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Poet

Nationality: Nicaragua
Executive summary: Cantos de vida y esperanza

Nicaragua's greatest poet, one of the greatest of all Spanish language poets.

Wife: Rafaela Contreras (m. 1890, d. 1892)

Risk Factors: Alcoholism

Author of books:
Azul (1888, poetry)
Prosas profanas y otros poemas (1896, poetry)
Cantos de vida y esperanza (1905, poetry)