Salvador Díaz Mirón | |
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Salvador Díaz Mirón's tomb
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Born | Salvador Antonio Edmundo Espiridión y Francisco de Paula Díaz Ibáñez 14 December 1853 Veracruz, Mexico |
Died | 12 June 1928 Veracruz, Mexico |
(aged 74)
Occupation | Writer, politician, journalist |
Nationality | Mexican |
Salvador Díaz Mirón (December 14, 1853 – June 12, 1928) was a Mexican poet. He was born in the port city of Veracruz. His early verse, written in a passionate, romantic style, was influenced by Lord Byron and Victor Hugo. His later verse was more classical in mode. His poem, A Gloria, was influential. His 1901 volume Lascas ("Chips from a Stone") established Mirón as a precursor of modernismo. After a long period of exile, he returned to Mexico and died in Veracruz on June 12, 1928.