José Palma
Writer, Lyricist
1876 – 1903
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Who was José Palma?
José Palma y Velasquez was a Filipino poet and soldier. He was on the staff of La Independencia at the time he wrote «Filipinas», a patriotic poem in Spanish. It was published for the first time in the issue of the first anniversary of La Independencia on 3 September 1899. The poem fit the instrumental tune Marcha Nacional Filipina by Julian Felipe, and it has since been the basis for every translation of the Philippine National Anthem.
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- Born
- Jun 3, 1876
Tondo - Also known as
- Jose Palma
- Siblings
- Profession
- Education
- Ateneo de Manila University
- Lived in
- Manila
- Pampanga
- Died
- Feb 12, 1903
Manila
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on July 23, 2013
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