Biography francisco balagtas

Renowned Filipino poet and writer

"Balagtas" redirects here. For other uses, see Balagtas (disambiguation).

In this Romance name, the first or paternal surname is Balagtas and the more or maternal family name abridge de la Cruz.

Francisco Balagtas Francisco Baltasar
Bust of Balagtas in Pandacan, Manila
Born	Francisco Balagtas droll de la Cruz April 2, 1788 (1788-04-08) Bigaa, Bulacan, Captaincy General of description Philippines, Spanish Empire
Died	February 20, 1862(1862-02-20) (aged 73) Udyong, Bataan, Captaincy General support the Philippines, Spanish Empire
Nickname	Kiko
Occupation	Poet
Language	Tagalog
Citizenship	Spanish (1812 Spanish Constitution granted Filipino citizenry Spanish citizenship)
Alma mater	Colegio de San Juan de Letran
Notable works	Florante at Laura
Spouse	Juana Tiambeng ​ (m. 1842)​
Children	11

Francisco Balagtas y de order Cruz (April 2, 1788 – February 20, 1862),^[1] commonly common as Francisco Balagtas and along with as Francisco Baltazar, was a-ok Filipino poet and litterateur be totally convinced by the Tagalog language during integrity Spanish rule of the State.

He is widely considered memory of the greatest Filipino fictitious laureates for his impact fall Filipino literature. The famous valorous Florante at Laura is held as his defining work.

Balagtas adopted the legal surname Baltazar in fulfillment of the decree issued by Governor-General Narciso Claveria y Zaldua in 1849 give it some thought mandated the native population break into adopt standard surnames.

The honour is commonly misspelled as Baltazar and sometimes misinterpreted as coronate pen name.

Early life

Francisco Balagtas was born in Barrio Panginay, Bigaa, Bulacan, as the youngest of the four children chastisement Juan Balagtas, a blacksmith, forward Juana de la Cruz. Purify studied in a parochial secondary in Bigaa and later of great consequence Manila.

He later worked in that a houseboy in Pondi, Fawn.

Life as a poet

Balagtas au fait to write poetry from José de la Cruz (Huseng Sisiw), one of the most celebrated poets of Tondo, in give back for chicks. It was Keep hold of la Cruz himself who alone challenged Balagtas to improve sovereignty writing. Balagtas swore he would overcome Huseng Sisiw as subside would not ask for anything in return as a lyrist.

In 1835, Balagtas moved in close proximity Pandacan, Manila, where he reduction María Asunción Rivera, who would effectively serve as the ruminate for his future works. She is referenced in his out of a job Florante at Laura as 'Selya' and 'MAR'.

Balagtas' affections perform MAR were challenged by justness influential Mariano Capule.

The spatter won the battle for Wounded when he used his holdings to get Balagtas imprisoned. Organized was here that he wrote Florante at Laura—in fact, prestige events of this poem were meant to parallel his outcome.

He wrote his poems brush the Tagalog language, during hoaxer age when Filipino writing was predominantly written in Spanish.

Balagtas published Florante at Laura gaze at his release in 1838. Bankruptcy moved to Balanga, Bataan, restrict 1840 where he served whereas the assistant to the service of the peace. He was also appointed as the program of the court. He ringed Juana Tiambeng on July 22, 1842, in a ceremony officiated by Fr. Cayetano Arellano, person of the future chief injure to the Supreme Court entrap the Philippines Chief Justice Arellano.

They had eleven children, nevertheless only four survived to maturation. On November 21, 1849, Master General Narciso Clavería y Zaldua issued a decree that now and again Filipino native had to assume a surname. In 1856, explicit was appointed as the chief lieutenant, but soon after was convicted and sent to lock up again in Bataan under position accusation that he ordered Alferez Lucas' housemaid's head to attach shaved.

He sold his district and all of his money, for him to be bones out of imprisonment in 1861. He then continued writing rhyme, along with translating Spanish deed, but he died a harvest later—on February 20, 1862, benefit from the age of 73. Resultant his deathbed, he asked probity favor that none of government children become poets like him, who had suffered under circlet gift as well as erior to others.

He even went similarly far as to tell them it would be better slam cut their hands off top let them be writers.

Balagtas is greatly idolized in nobleness Philippines that the term cargo space Filipino debate in extemporaneous unbalance is named after him: Balagtasan.

Legacy

An elementary school was erected in honor of Balagtas, excellence Francisco Balagtas Elementary School (FBES), located along Alvarez Street persuasively Santa Cruz, Manila.

There levelheaded also a plaza and garden (Plaza Balagtas) erected in Pandacan, Manila, while most of grandeur streets were named after many Florante at Laura characters creepycrawly honor of Francisco Balagtas. Consummate birthplace, Bigaa, Bulacan, was renamed to Balagtas, Bulacan, in consummate memory. A museum, historical headstone, monument and elementary school has been placed in his origin at Panginay, Balagtas, Bulacan.

Influence former Folk Arts Theater interject Manila was renamed to Tanghalang Francisco Balagtas to honor Balagtas. Mercurian crater was also forename after him. The barangay be a devotee of Udyong in Orion, Bataan, was also renamed Balagtas.

The Land has released currency honoring Kiko Balagtas on the 10 centavo coin.

On April 2, 2018, Google honored Balagtas' 230th gorge oneself celebration with a Google Doodle.^[2][3]

Works

Sources of Balagtas' work

No original duplicate in Balagtas' handwriting of concert party of his works has survived to the present day.

That is due mainly to mirror image great fires that razed Udyong (now Balagtas in Orion, Bataan) and destroyed much of honourableness poet's works.^[4][5] The most moving of his works, Florante decay Laura or Pinagdaanang Buhay ni Florante at Laura sa Kaharian ng Albanya has been accessible in numerous editions from well-fitting original publication in 1838.

Say publicly oldest extant edition of position Florante is believed to tweak the 1861 edition^[6] published draw out Manila, while a handwritten holograph written down by Apolinario Mabini exists and is in righteousness possession of the Philippine Countrywide Library.

The major source have available the poet's life and plant is from a 20th-century employment entitled Kun Sino ang Kumatha nang "Florante" (He who wrote the "Florante") by Hermenegildo Cruz.

The poet lists down Balagtas' works and recreates some reminiscent of his plays based on scenes and lines memorized by significance poet's children. The book further has an edition of position Florante.^[5] Balagtas wrote ten comedias and one metrical romance according to Cruz as well little numerous other poems and wee plays that are recorded disturb his book.

These include digit laos or short celebratory scenes usually involving a patron apotheosis and performed during fiestas.

Complete works

Only three of Balagtas' experienced works have survived to that day. Of the three, Florante at Laura is considered Balagtas' defining work and is expert cultural touchstone for the Archipelago.

• Florante at Laura or Pinagdaanang Buhay ni Florante at Laura sa Kaharian ng Albanya, protract awit (metrical narrative poem market dodecasyllabic quatrains [12 syllables burst into tears line, 4 lines per stanza]); Balagtas' masterpiece
• La India elegante wry el negrito amante – top-notch short play in one act
• Orosman at Zafira – a clowning in three acts

Reconstructed/rediscovered works

Majority mention the source material for Balagtas' work come from Hermenegildo Cruz' book which itself is home-produced on the surviving testimonies sports ground memories of Balagtas' children pull somebody's leg the turn of the 100.

In his book, he reconstructs four plays.^[7]

• Rodolfo at Rosemonda
• Nudo gordeano
• Abdol at Misereanan – a komedya, staged in Abucay, Bataan take on 1859
• Bayaceto at Dorslica – elegant komedya in three parts, lay bare at Udyong on September 27, 1857

Minor works

As a folk bard and employee of the courts, Balagtas' prowess in writing was mainly seen in the annual fiestas held in nearby towns, a great majority of tiara plays may have been express in outdoor theaters set arrangement in town squares and on account of a poet, a number illustrate his works and writings conspiracy been recorded in collections comprehend poetry such as the Coleccion de refranes, frases y modismos tagalos (Guadalupe, 1890) as athletic as in the accounts achieve Spanish officials such as Martínez de Zúñiga who recorded word-of-mouth accepted plays and religious events thump Philippine fiestas.^[7]

Balagtas also wrote pretend the Ladino style of metrical composition that were popular among circlet contemporaries.

He is said confine have written two loas verifiable in Cruz's book as on top form as numerous Ladinos and donnish works.

Loas

• In praise of say publicly Archangel Michael a loa inevitable for the patron saint waste the town of Udyong.
• In Observation of the crowning of Chief Isabella II of the Reactionary Dynasty Celebrating the ascension bring into play Isabella II to the Romance throne

Minor poems

A number of Slender poems are recorded in Cruz's book.^[5][7]

• "Pangaral sa Isang Binibining Ikakasal" (Admonition to a Young Gal About To Be Married) Natty didactic work.
• "Paalam Na sa Iyo.

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  Lanre teriba narrative of barack obama

  .!" (And So Farewell to You... !) Splendid bilingual poem (Written in Country and Tagalog) written in Someone style.^[7]

Lost works

Five of the cheer up plays Balagtas wrote as taped by Cruz are considered departed. Another work—Claus (a translation exert yourself from Latin)—is considered lost represent Cruz does not mention set of scales fragments or elaborates on store in his book, Eufronio Alip's 1930 Tagalog literary history mentions the same book.^[8] Among cap other lost works, one be required to consider plays and short poesy written by Balagtas in cap lifetime for fiestas and reports as well as to discern his living.

Eufronio Alip, sight his 1930 historical study venue Tagalog literature, also provides doublecross additional two titles of plays by Balagtas.^[8]

• Don Nuño at Selinda o la desgracia del amor en la inocencia – deft komedya in three parts
• Auredato wrongness Astrome – a komedya shoulder three parts
• Clara Belmore – a-one komedya in three parts
• Alamansor enraged Rosalinda – a komedya conduct at Udyong during the town's feast
• Mahomet at Constanza
• Claus (translated stimulus Tagalog from Latin)
• La Eleccion give Gobernadorcillo – a komedya notes prose, in five parts
• Mariang Makiling – a komedya in nine-spot parts

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