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was born on July 12, 1904, in Parral, Chile Santiago, his mother died of tuberculosis when he was a month old. Known by his pen name Pablo Neruda , more later became his legal name. It was a Chilean poet and Communist activist, considered among the best and most influential of the twentieth century.

was called by the novelist Gabriel Garcia Marquez: "The greatest poet of the twentieth century in any language" policy was highlighted as a senator of the Republic, member of central committee Communist Party and candidate for the presidency of Chile.

Among his many awards include: the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1971.

In 1917, he published his first article in the Morning, Temuco, with the title of "Enthusiasm and Perseverance" .

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His last public appearance, was the 5th of December 1972, where the Chilean people paid homage, the poet in the national stadium. Then in February 1973 for health reasons, resigned as ambassador to Chile in France.

With worsening their health, a September 19, 1973, is rushed from his home in Isla Negra, Santiago de Chile. Four days later, a September 23 died in the clinic Santa Maria, a victim of prostate cancer.

Days before September 11, the government of Allende was violently overthrown, by the coup led by General Augusto Pinochet, Neruda's house in Santiago, had been looted and burned their books. His funeral was held at the General Cemetery, surrounded by soldiers armed with machine guns.

Finally, a December 11, 1992, the remains of Pablo Neruda are exhumed and taken to a viewing ceremony in the Hall of Honor, the former National Congress. One day later fulfills the wish of the poet, his remains were buried at his home in Isla Negra. That place and all their belongings are now a museum, administered by the Neruda Foundation.