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Also Known As	Félix Rubén García Sarmiento
Born	January 18, 1867 • Nicaragua
Died	February 6, 1916 (aged 49) • León • Nicaragua
Notable Works	“Azul” • “Cantos de vida y esperanza” • “Prosas Profanas and Other Poems”
Movement / Style	Modernismo

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