FAMOUS WRITERS IN PHILIPPINE

HISTORY
HISTORY

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1938-2015
1788-1862
1861-1896 FLORENTIDO
FRANCISCO
BALAGTAS JOSE RIZAL HORENDO
FRANCISCO BALAGTAS
•Born: April 2, 1788,
• A prominent Filipinoepic
Balagtas wrote Balagtas
the poetduring
and his
Died: February 20, 1862, Orion
imprisonment
is widely considered one of the
•Nickname:
He dedicated
Filipino
Francisco
literary
Baltazar
it laureates
to his sweetheart
for
Full name: Francisco Balagtas y de la
Maria Asuncion
his impact Rivera, whom he
on Filipino
Cruz
nicknamed
literature. “M.A. R.”
Spouse: Juana Tiambeng (m. 1842–
and is
• referenced
The famous1862) to as Florante
epic, “Selya” inat the
dedication
Laura, isJuan
Parents: regarded as his
Balagtas, Juana de la Cruz
• Florante at Laura is a love story
defining work.
FRANCISCO BALAGTAS(BALTAZAR)
• •He
Dr.was nicknamed
Mariano PilapilKikong Balagtas
taught him or
how Kiko
to write
Itinuturing
• Balagtas studied
siyang
in amost
“Prinsipe
parochial school
ng
in Bigaa,
while one of the famous Tondo poets,
Makatang
where he studiedTagalog”
prayers anddahil sa
catechism kaniyang
José de la Cruz (Huseng Sisiw) mentored his during his
obra
elementarymaestra
years. na Florante at
poetry. Cruz challenged Balagtas to improve
• He Laura. Itinuturing
enrolled at the Colegio din
de siyáng
San Jose, pasimuno
where
his writing, and even refused to edit Balagtas’ he
graduated with degrees in Crown Law, Spanish,
ng mga
poetry. Hepagbabago
continued to sa panitikan
write sa
more awits,
Latin, Physics, Christian Doctrine, Humanities, and loob
corridos and moro-moros.
ng pananakop ng mga Español.
Philosophy.
Thus, his
Florante fantastic
at Laura is a
Si Rivera ang pinag-
characters and settings
story
alayanabout the
ni loveng
Balagtas and
have been regarded as
determination
tulang “Kay of
Celia,”
symbolic, and Florante theang
at
Duke Florante
pambungad naand
tula
Laura has come to be readthe
Princess
ng FloranteLaura
consequently at of
asLaura.
a stirring
Albania while being
piece of patriotism—a
depiction by
pursued thesufferings
of the usurper
of the Filipino
Count Adolfo.people under
the oppressive Spanish
colonial regime.
 Born: June 19, 1861, Calamba
• Rizal was a prolific writer and
Died: December 30, 1896, Rizal Park, Manila
was anti-violence. He rather
Full name: José Protacio Rizal Mercado y
fights using his pen
Alonso Realonda
than his
might.
Siblings: Paciano Rizal, Saturnina Hidalgo,
• Rizal’sJosefa
two books
Mercado,“Noli
MOREMe
Tangere”
Parents: (Touch
Teodora AlonsoMe Not)
Realonda,
which he wrote
Francisco while
Mercado, he was
Francisco in
Rizal
Berlin,
Spouse: Germany
Josephine in 1887
Bracken and
(m. 1896–1896)

JOSE RIZAL “El Filibusterismo”

Nicknames: Dr. Jose Rizal,(The
Jose, Rebel)
in Ghent,Jose
Belgium
P. Rizal, in 1891
Pepe
 JOSE RIZAL
Unlike other national
heroes, he did not bear arms
or lead an army. Indeed, he
preached against an armed
rebellion, believing his
countryfolk were yet
unprepared for battle and so
concluded that a revolution
was bound to fail
 FLORENTINO HONREDO
• Professor, cultural studies pioneer
Born:
and October
expert 16,culture.
in Ivatan 1938,
• Known
Sabtang for his studies on
Philippine ethnic traditions, pre-
colonial and colonial history and
Died: December
contemporary 9, 2015,
society.
Sabtang
• He was a prolific writer,
researcher and author of journal
articles, monographs and books