"Canto a El Salvador", 1883 Septiembre 14

abstract: Handwritten poem composed by Rubén Darío.The original Rubén Darío Papers 1882-1945 (MSS-339) are located at ASU Libraries Archives & Special Collections. For more information about visiting the collection see http://hdl.handle.net/2286/L.A.0.The first page has the title "Canto a El Salvador" and Ruben Dario's name. Likewise the odd numbers have the written words "Canto..." as well as Ruben Dario's name.On first page, after the title, is written the sentence: "Dedicado al Sr. Rafael Zaldivar, Presidente de El Salvador" ("Dedicated to Mr. Rafael Zaldivar, President of El Salvador").Rafael Zaldivar (1834 - 1903) was a Salvadorean doctor and politician. He also was President of El Salvador.Some pages show transfer ink from the reverse opposing page.All pages are numerated in roman numerals.On the last page, after Rubén Darío's signature, are written between brackets the words "San Salvador, El Salvador"