Question

What unique accomplishment did Ruben darío achieve at the age of 18

Answer 1

He won an award for a poem he wrote.

Rubén Darío was a Nicaraguan poet who was born in January 18, 1867. According to his own testimony, he learned to read when he was three years old. As soon as he learned to read, he started writing his first verses. The elegy, Una lágrima was published in the daily El Termómetro (Rivas) on July 26, 1880. So he won an award for this poem.

Answer 2

When he was 18 he decided to move to Chile. Where he spends 3 years working in different diaries as a journalist. He also worked as a writer for many magazines.