The Modern Culture of Latin America

In defense of Rubén Darío:

Darío did not at any moment abandonment Metapa, Nicaragua. It is my opinion that his compatriots, the governmental authorities of Center America, and specially Nicaragua that did not demonstrate the sufficient respect to Darío’s talent or endorsement of this incomparable writer. On the other hand the governmental authorities did separate him from Nicaragua by sending Darío to other countries to shut his mouth. With this the writer did not have the opportunity to see what was happening to the country internally. While abroad Darío could not disclose with his ball-point pen what was really occurring in Nicaragua at that time…“Rubén Darío was appointed to represent Nicaragua in Madrid” (Franco 38). By the consequence, I dare to say that its emigration to a certain point could be involuntarily, but being young an anxious one is willing to conform. In Darío’s case, he packed plenty of talent on his side and he simply took advantage of the opportunity. No one can deny the cultural beauty of these European countries, when near this beauty any person can be captivated by similar splendor. “Hence Spanish – American writers had come to feel stronger link with the culture of others European countries” (Franco27).