José Asunción Silva

José Asunción Silva
BornJosé Asunción Silva Gómez
(1865-11-27)27 November 1865
Bogotá, Colombia
Died23 May 1896(1896-05-23) (aged 30)
Bogotá, Colombia
OccupationPoet, author, political figure

José Asunción Silva (27 November 1865 in Bogotá – 23 May 1896 in Bogotá) was a Colombian poet. He is considered one of the founders of Latin American Modernismo.