Francisco Balagtas

Francisco Balagtas ( born April 2, 1788 in Panginay, Viceroyalty of New Spain, † February 20, 1862 ) was a poet, writer and one of the most important authors of the Tagalog.

Biography

After attending the parish school of Bigaa he worked as a house boy with a family in Tondo, which enabled him to technology, philosophy, human sciences and Canon law at the Colegio de San José to study. One of his teachers, José de la Cruz, later became the mentor of his literary activity.

His first poems were influenced by Manuel de la Cruz, called Huseng Sisiw, one of the most famous poets of Tondo and personally encouraged him to write poems. He wrote his poems in Tagalog, during a time when the Philippine literature was mostly written in Spanish.

In 1835 he settled in Pandacan, where he met María Asunción Rivera Celia, who became the muse of his later works, and as the characters " Cecilio " and " MAR " appeared in his literary masterpiece Florante at Laura. However Balagtas lost its efforts to Celia's love for the influential Mariano Capule who used his wealth to arrest Balagtas to the accusation that it had ordered the cutting of the hair of a servant. This event was also the basis for Florante at Laura, which was published in 1838 after his release from prison.

In 1840, he grimaced after Balanga Bataan, where he worked as assistant to the local justice of the peace. In 1856 he was Major Lieutenant and interpreters in court proceedings.

Balagtas later became the " father of Balagtasan " ( Ama ng Balagtasan ), one named after him debate in the form of a poem, in which often the same characters appear as the narrator ( Tagapagsalaysay ), the gentleman ( Lakandiwa ) and the Lady ( Lakambini ).

Works

Balagtas, referred to as William Shakespeare of Tagolog, wrote Florante at Laura besides numerous other works. These include:

  • Orosman at Zafira, comedy in four parts
  • Don Nuño at Selinda, comedy in three parts
  • Auredato at Astrome, comedy in three parts
  • Clara Belmore, comedy in three parts
  • Abdol at Misereanan, Comedy (premiered in Abucay, 1857)
  • Bayaceto at Dorslica, comedy in three parts (first performed in Udyong, September 27, 1857)
  • Alamansor at Rosalinda, Comedy (premiered at the town fair of Udyong )
  • La India y el negrito amante elegant, one-act plays
  • Nudo gordeano
  • Claus, translation from the Latin

Honors

His birthplace Bigaa was later renamed in his honor in Balagtas. In Manila, the Francisco Balagtas Elementary School ( FBEs ) was named in Alvarez Street in Santa Cruz in Manila in his honor. In Pandacan is beyond the Balagtas Park and the Plaza Balagtas, in whose vicinity the streets after characters from Florante at Laura are named.

  • Author
  • Literature (19th century)
  • Philippine literature
  • Born in 1788
  • Died in 1862
  • Man
Tagalog language Tondo, Manila Lyric poetry Lady (word) Abucay, Bataan Integrated Authority File Balagtas, Bulacan
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