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Spanish poet (1881–1958)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Jiménez and the second or maternal family name is Mantecón.

Juan Ramón Jiménez Mantecón (Spanish pronunciation:[xwanraˈmoŋxiˈmeneθmanteˈkon];^[a] 23 December 1881 – 29 May 1958) was a Spanish poet, a prolific writer who received the 1956 Nobel Prize in Literature^[1] "for his lyrical poetry, which in the Spanish language constitutes an example of high spirit and artistic purity".^{[citation needed]} One of Jiménez's most important contributions to modern poetry was his advocacy of the concept of "pure poetry".^{[citation needed]}

Biography

Early life

Juan Ramón Jiménez was born in Moguer, near Huelva, in Andalucia, on 23 December 1881.^[2] He was educated in the Jesuit institution of San Luis Gonzaga, in El Puerto de Santa María, near Cadiz.

Later, he studied law and painting at the University of Sev