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He was born in Guatemala.
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He was a shy, sickly and weak child, but with talent.
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He studied at the schools "Nia Chon" and "San Jose de los Infantes", but he did not manage to finish even the baccalaureate because of health problems.
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His first public steps in literature were in 1905.
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Poet, narrator, dramatist, chronicler and Guatemalan essayist, one of the most outstanding representatives of the Generation.
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He started as a modernist poet, being one of the highest exponents of the movement, with Mayan books.
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He founds and directs the magazine and was spokesman of that generation.
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The tormented, which are two of the few examples of full modernism can offer Guatemalan poetry.
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He met Spain and other countries in Europe
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He was a journalist, a Spanish language teacher and a corresponding member of the Spanish Academy of Language. He received multiple awards and decorations, such as the Rubén Darío Order in Nicaragua and the Order of the Quetzal in Guatemala.
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He died of old age leaving many memories for Guatemala, poetry book, etc.
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