  amado nervo (august 27, 1870 â may 24, 1919) also known as juan crisÃ³stomo ruiz de nervo was a mexican poet, journalist and educator. he also acted as mexican ambassador to argentina and uruguay.carnegie endowment for international peace. inter-america: a monthly that links the thought of the new world, volume 2, university of michigan: inter-america press, 1919, page 340. his poetry was known for its use of metaphor and reference to mysticism, presenting both love and religion, as well as christianity and hinduism. nervo is noted as one of the most important mexican poets of the 19th century. == early life == amado nervo was born in tepic, nayarit. his father died when nervo was 13 years old. two more deaths were to mark his life: the suicide of brother luis, who was also a poet, and the death of his wife ana cecilia luisa daillez, just 11 years after marriage. his early studies were at the colegio san luis gonzaga, located in jacona, michoacÃ¡n. after graduation, he began studying at the roman catholic seminary in nearby zamora. his studies at the seminary included science, philosophy and the first year of law. it was here, that nervo cultivated an interest in mystical theories, which were reflected in some of his early works.nervo, amado (2006) monday in mazatlan: 1892-1894 chronicles, works of amado nervo, editing, study notes gustavo jimÃ©nez aguirre, mexico, ed. universidad nacional autonoma de mexico, pages 21-26. isbn 970-32-2295-1 [http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&sl=es&u=http://books.google.com.mx/books%3fid%3dzuwv39tqplec%26pg%3dpa3%26dq%3damado%2bnervo%26lr%3d&prev=/search%3fq%3dhttp://es.wikipedia.org/wiki
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