Francisco Balagtas
Poet, Author
1788 – 1862
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Who was Francisco Balagtas?
Francisco Balagtas y de la Cruz, also known as Francisco Baltazar, was a prominent Filipino poet, and is widely considered as one of the greatest Filipino literary laureate for his impact on Filipino literature. The famous epic, Florante at Laura, is regarded as his defining work.
The name "Baltazar", sometimes misconstrued as a pen name, was a legal surname Balagtas adopted after the 1849 edict of Governor-General Narciso Claveria y Zaldua, which mandated that the native population adopt standard Spanish surnames instead of native ones.
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- Born
- Apr 2, 1788
Balagtas, Bulacan - Also known as
- Francisco Balagtas y de la Cruz
- Francisco Baltazar
- Parents
- Spouses
- Juana Tiambeng
(1842/07/22 - )
- Juana Tiambeng
- Nationality
- Spanish Empire
- Profession
- Education
- Colegio de San Juan de Letran
- Colegio de San Jose
- Lived in
- Bulacan
- Died
- Feb 20, 1862
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on July 23, 2013
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