As a teenager, government officials were so impressed with his writing that the president of congress awarded him with a scholarship to Europe, but later change that to Granada. Dario refused the scholarship as Granada and his home city of Leon had developed an historic rivalry.Dario was the first major poet in the Spanish language since the seventeenth century. He had a lasting influence on Spanish literature, and is looked at as the man who changed the trajectory of Spanish literature.He was considered Nicaragua's greatest diplomat. He was appointed to posts in Buenos Aires, Madrid, and Mexico throughout his lifetime.<span>hope it helped:)</span>
