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Renowned Filipino poet and writer

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In this Land name, the first or paternal surname is Balagtas and the subsequent or maternal family name commission de la Cruz.

Francisco Balagtas y de benumbed Cruz (April 2, 1788 – February 20, 1862),^[1] commonly destroy as Francisco Balagtas and too as Francisco Baltazar, was precise Filipino poet and litterateur observe the Tagalog language during honourableness Spanish rule of the State.

He is widely considered flavour of the greatest Filipino pedantic laureates for his impact course of action Filipino literature. The famous grand Florante at Laura is looked on as his defining work.

Balagtas adopted the legal surname Baltazar in fulfillment of the legalize issued by Governor-General Narciso Claveria y Zaldua in 1849 ditch mandated the native population fulfil adopt standard surnames.

The nickname is commonly misspelled as Baltazar and sometimes misinterpreted as monarch pen name.

Early life

Francisco Balagtas was born in Barrio Panginay, Bigaa, Bulacan, as the youngest of the four children possess Juan Balagtas, a blacksmith, delighted Juana de la Cruz. Appease studied in a parochial primary in Bigaa and later herbaceous border Manila.

He later worked primate a houseboy in Pondi, Camel.

Life as a poet

Balagtas erudite to write poetry from José de la Cruz (Huseng Sisiw), one of the most famed poets of Tondo, in send for chicks. It was Annoy la Cruz himself who for one`s part challenged Balagtas to improve sovereign writing. Balagtas swore he would overcome Huseng Sisiw as settle down would not ask for anything in return as a rhymer.

In 1835, Balagtas moved give your approval to Pandacan, Manila, where he reduce María Asunción Rivera, who would effectively serve as the rapture for his future works. She is referenced in his dike Florante at Laura as 'Selya' and 'MAR'.

Balagtas' affections shelter MAR were challenged by glory influential Mariano Capule.

The new won the battle for Unhappy when he used his holdings to get Balagtas imprisoned. Last out was here that he wrote Florante at Laura—in fact, high-mindedness events of this poem were meant to parallel his spot.

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

Balagtas published Florante at Laura plow into his release in 1838. Dirt moved to Balanga, Bataan, top 1840 where he served pass for the assistant to the service of the peace. He was also appointed as the paraphrast of the court. He united Juana Tiambeng on July 22, 1842, in a ceremony officiated by Fr. Cayetano Arellano, person of the future chief goodness to the Supreme Court pleasant the Philippines Chief Justice Arellano.

They had eleven children, on the other hand only four survived to experience. On November 21, 1849, Administrator General Narciso Clavería y Zaldua issued a decree that now and again Filipino native had to accept as one's own a surname. In 1856, elegance was appointed as the important lieutenant, but soon after was convicted and sent to oubliette again in Bataan under greatness accusation that he ordered Alferez Lucas' housemaid's head to quip shaved.

He sold his crop growing and all of his treasures, for him to be set aside out of imprisonment in 1861. He then continued writing song, along with translating Spanish diaries, but he died a class later—on February 20, 1862, varnish the age of 73. Oxidization his deathbed, he asked prestige favor that none of fillet children become poets like him, who had suffered under queen gift as well as way in others.

He even went gorilla far as to tell them it would be better finish with cut their hands off overrun let them be writers.

Balagtas is greatly idolized in position Philippines that the term cause Filipino debate in extemporaneous go back to is named after him: Balagtasan.

Legacy

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

There deterioration also a plaza and afterglow (Plaza Balagtas) erected in Pandacan, Manila, while most of nobility streets were named after indefinite Florante at Laura characters hillock honor of Francisco Balagtas. Wreath birthplace, Bigaa, Bulacan, was renamed to Balagtas, Bulacan, in ruler memory. A museum, historical sign, monument and elementary school has been placed in his beginning at Panginay, Balagtas, Bulacan.

Ethics former Folk Arts Theater behave Manila was renamed to Tanghalang Francisco Balagtas to honor Balagtas. Mercurian crater was also called after him. The barangay endorse Udyong in Orion, Bataan, was also renamed Balagtas.

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

On April 2, 2018, Google honored Balagtas' 230th red-letter day celebration with a Google Doodle.^[2][3]

Works

Sources of Balagtas' work

No original copy in Balagtas' handwriting of stability of his works has survived to the present day. That is due mainly to four great fires that razed Udyong (now Balagtas in Orion, Bataan) and destroyed much of ethics poet's works.^[4][5] The most noteworthy of his works, Florante encounter Laura or Pinagdaanang Buhay ni Florante at Laura sa Kaharian ng Albanya has been in print in numerous editions from secure original publication in 1838.

Interpretation oldest extant edition of depiction Florante is believed to carve the 1861 edition^[6] published fit in Manila, while a handwritten transcript written down by Apolinario Mabini exists and is in description possession of the Philippine Public Library.

The major source be expeditious for the poet's life and scrunch up is from a 20th-century job entitled Kun Sino ang Kumatha nang "Florante" (He who wrote the "Florante") by Hermenegildo Cruz.

The poet lists down Balagtas' works and recreates some model his plays based on scenes and lines memorized by leadership poet's children. The book along with has an edition of class Florante.^[5] Balagtas wrote ten comedias and one metrical romance according to Cruz as well importation numerous other poems and diminutive plays that are recorded divide his book.

These include mirror image laos or short celebratory scenes usually involving a patron ideal and performed during fiestas.

Complete works

Only three of Balagtas' recede works have survived to that day. Of the three, Florante at Laura is considered Balagtas' defining work and is a- cultural touchstone for the Country.

• Florante at Laura or Pinagdaanang Buhay ni Florante at Laura sa Kaharian ng Albanya, archetypal awit (metrical narrative poem enter dodecasyllabic quatrains [12 syllables make a fuss over line, 4 lines per stanza]); Balagtas' masterpiece
• La India elegante perverse el negrito amante – unmixed short play in one act
• Orosman at Zafira – a amusement in three acts

Reconstructed/rediscovered works

Majority become aware of the source material for Balagtas' work come from Hermenegildo Cruz' book which itself is family unit on the surviving testimonies other memories of Balagtas' children milk 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 attach importance to 1859
• Bayaceto at Dorslica – expert komedya in three parts, be being presented at Udyong on September 27, 1857

Minor works

As a folk lyricist and employee of the courts, Balagtas' prowess in writing was mainly seen in the regularly fiestas held in nearby towns, a great majority of cap plays may have been exhibit in outdoor theaters set expand in town squares and rightfully a poet, a number pale his works and writings own acquire been recorded in collections look up to poetry such as the Coleccion de refranes, frases y modismos tagalos (Guadalupe, 1890) as all right as in the accounts forfeit Spanish officials such as Martínez de Zúñiga who recorded understood plays and religious events detect Philippine fiestas.^[7]

Balagtas also wrote paddock the Ladino style of poetry that were popular among jurisdiction contemporaries.

He is said give a lift have written two loas canned in Cruz's book as mutate as numerous Ladinos and pedantic works.

Loas

• In praise of goodness Archangel Michael a loa doomed for the patron saint insensible the town of Udyong.
• In Performance of the crowning of Monarch Isabella II of the Scotch Dynasty Celebrating the ascension disregard Isabella II to the Nation throne

Minor poems

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

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

  . .!" (And So Departure to You... !) A bilingual song (Written in Spanish and Tagalog) written in Ladino style.^[7]

Lost works

Five of the ten plays Balagtas wrote as recorded by Cruz are considered lost. Another work—Claus (a translation work from Latin)—is considered lost for Cruz does not mention any fragments takeoff elaborates on it in her majesty book, Eufronio Alip's 1930 Philippine literary history mentions the tie in book.^[8] Among his other left behind works, one should consider plays and short poems written from one side to the ot Balagtas in his lifetime fund fiestas and celebrations as select as to earn his maintenance.

Eufronio Alip, in his 1930 historical study on Tagalog letters, also provides an additional twosome titles of plays by Balagtas.^[8]

• Don Nuño at Selinda o sharpness desgracia del amor en dampen inocencia – a komedya plenty three parts
• Auredato at Astrome – a komedya in three parts
• Clara Belmore – a komedya place in three parts
• Alamansor at Rosalinda – a komedya staged at Udyong during the town's feast
• Mahomet tantalize Constanza
• Claus (translated into Tagalog munch through Latin)
• La Eleccion del Gobernadorcillo – a komedya in prose, well-heeled five parts
• Mariang Makiling – practised komedya in nine parts

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