Alfonso Cortés, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alfonso Cortés

Nicaraguan writer

Date of Birth: 09-Dec-1893

Place of Birth: León, León Department, Nicaragua

Date of Death: 03-Feb-1969

Profession: poet

Nationality: Nicaragua

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Alfonso Cortés (9 December 1893 – 3 February 1969) was a Nicaraguan poet.
He is often referred to as the most important poet after Rubén Darío (poet who initiated the Spanish-American literary movement known as modernismo (modernism)).
Before his death, he often said he was "less important than Darío, but more profound".