December 14, 2013 <Back to Index> Jurist Justus Möser, 1720 Poet Salvador Díaz Mirón, 1853 Admiral of the Royal Navy Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, 1775 This page is sponsored by: PAGE SPONSOR

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.