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Born November 29, 1781 • Caracas
Died October 15, 1865 (aged 83) • Santiago • Chile
Notable Works “Gramática de la lengua castellana” • “Silva a la agricultura de la zona tórrida” • “Silvas americanas”
Subjects Of Study Spanish language • grammar

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Bello, detail of an oil painting by Raymond-Auguste Quinsac Monvoisin, c. 1845; in the Biblioteca Nacional, Caracas
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Chilean poet
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Augusto de Campos
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Mexican poet and scholar
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Nicaraguan poet and priest
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Octavio Paz.
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Cuban patriot
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