Manuel Acuña

1849–1873

Mexico, 1849–1873. A Romantic poet who died at twenty-four, leaving one of the best-loved poems in the Spanish language, the "Nocturno a Rosario"; his verse joins tender passion with a bold scientific materialism. His work is in the public domain.
  • Ante un cadáver (1872)
  • A un arroyo (1873)
  • A una flor (1873)
  • Misterio (1873)
  • Nocturno a Rosario (1873)
  • Pobre flor (1873)
  • Resignación (1873)