Author · Philippines
Francisco Balagtas
Died in 1862
Francisco Balagtas was born on 2 April 1788 in Bigaa, in the province of Bulacan. A houseboy in Tondo, he learned poetry from José de la Cruz. Imprisoned at the instigation of a rival, Mariano Capule, he settled in 1840 in the province of Bataan as assistant to the justice of the peace and married in 1842 Juana Tiambeng, with whom he had eleven children. He is called the prince of Tagalog poets, and the balagtasan, a contest in improvised verse, bears his name. He died in 1862 in Bataan.
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- PoetryFlorante at LauraFrancisco Balagtas · 1838Literature