15 Facts About Amado Nervo

Amado Nervo known as Juan Crisostomo Ruiz de Nervo, was a Mexican poet, journalist and educator.

Amado Nervo acted as Mexican Ambassador to Argentina and Uruguay.

Amado Nervo's poetry was known for its use of metaphor and reference to mysticism, presenting both love and religion, as well as Christianity and Hinduism.

Amado Nervo's father died when Nervo was 5 years old.

Amado Nervo later moved to Mazatlan, where he alternately worked in the office of a lawyer and as a journalist for El Correo de la Tarde.

Amado Nervo went on to become a successful poet, journalist, and international diplomat.

In 1894, Amado Nervo continued his career in Mexico City, where he became known and appreciated, working in the magazine Azul, with Manuel Gutierrez Najera.

Amado Nervo maintained a formal partnership with El Mundo through June 1897.

In October 1897, El Mundo launched a supplement called La Comedia del Mundo, with Amado Nervo taking responsibility for the overall production.

Amado Nervo gained a national reputation in the literary community after the publication of his novel El bachiller and his books of poetry, including Misticas and Perlas Negras.

In 1898, Amado Nervo founded, along with Jesus Valenzuela, La Revista Moderna.

Amado Nervo was the cousin of the renowned artist Roberto Montenegro Nervo.

In 1902, Amado Nervo wrote "La Raza de Bronce" in honor of Benito Juarez, former president of Mexico.

Amado Nervo spent the first years of the twentieth century in Europe, particularly in Paris.

Out of his grief and desperation, Amado Nervo wrote his most important work, La Amada Inmovil, published posthumously in 1922.