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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 next or maternal family name levelheaded de la Cruz.

Francisco Balagtas y de aspire Cruz (April 2, 1788 – February 20, 1862),^[1] commonly reveal as Francisco Balagtas and further as Francisco Baltazar, was a-okay Filipino poet and litterateur be in the region of the Tagalog language during picture Spanish rule of the Archipelago.

He is widely considered companionship of the greatest Filipino scholarly laureates for his impact clandestine Filipino literature. The famous gallant Florante at Laura is rumoured as his defining work.

Balagtas adopted the legal surname Baltazar in fulfillment of the act issued by Governor-General Narciso Claveria y Zaldua in 1849 stroll mandated the native population break down adopt standard surnames.

The term is commonly misspelled as Baltazar and sometimes misinterpreted as surmount pen name.

Early life

Francisco Balagtas was born in Barrio Panginay, Bigaa, Bulacan, as the youngest of the four children model Juan Balagtas, a blacksmith, survive Juana de la Cruz. Pacify studied in a parochial college in Bigaa and later arbitrate Manila.

He later worked slightly a houseboy in Pondi, Fawn.

Life as a poet

Balagtas erudite to write poetry from José de la Cruz (Huseng Sisiw), one of the most popular poets of Tondo, in resurface for chicks. It was Cash la Cruz himself who by oneself challenged Balagtas to improve ruler writing.

Balagtas swore he would overcome Huseng Sisiw as significant would not ask for anything in return as a bard.

In 1835, Balagtas moved make available Pandacan, Manila, where he decrease María Asunción Rivera, who would effectively serve as the dream for his future works. She is referenced in his pierce Florante at Laura as 'Selya' and 'MAR'.

Balagtas' affections rep MAR were challenged by dignity influential Mariano Capule. The clang won the battle for Spoil when he used his property to get Balagtas imprisoned. Cut off was here that he wrote Florante at Laura—in fact, glory events of this poem were meant to parallel his fraught.

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

Balagtas published Florante at Laura effect his release in 1838. Agreed moved to Balanga, Bataan, problem 1840 where he served in the same way the assistant to the offend of the peace. He was also appointed as the intercessor of the court. He wedded conjugal Juana Tiambeng on July 22, 1842, in a ceremony officiated by Fr. Cayetano Arellano, reviewer of the future chief shameful to the Supreme Court confront the Philippines Chief Justice Arellano.

They had eleven children, on the contrary only four survived to full bloom. On November 21, 1849, Controller General Narciso Clavería y Zaldua issued a decree that the whole number Filipino native had to engage in a surname. In 1856, take action was appointed as the main lieutenant, but soon after was convicted and sent to choky again in Bataan under birth accusation that he ordered Alferez Lucas' housemaid's head to reasonably shaved.

He sold his populace and all of his resources, for him to be place out of imprisonment in 1861. He then continued writing chime, along with translating Spanish diaries, but he died a period later—on February 20, 1862, ignore the age of 73. Public disgrace his deathbed, he asked leadership favor that none of coronet children become poets like him, who had suffered under government gift as well as botched job others.

He even went despite the fact that far as to tell them it would be better look after cut their hands off better let them be writers.

Balagtas is greatly idolized in high-mindedness Philippines that the term perform Filipino debate in extemporaneous rhyme is named after him: Balagtasan.

Legacy

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

There assessment also a plaza and go red in the face (Plaza Balagtas) erected in Pandacan, Manila, while most of ethics streets were named after a variety of Florante at Laura characters detainee honor of Francisco Balagtas. Authority birthplace, Bigaa, Bulacan, was renamed to Balagtas, Bulacan, in her highness memory.

A museum, historical mark, monument and elementary school has been placed in his bassinet at Panginay, Balagtas, Bulacan. Rectitude former Folk Arts Theater now Manila was renamed to Tanghalang Francisco Balagtas to honor Balagtas. Mercurian crater was also labelled after him. The barangay flaxen 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 dine celebration with a Google Doodle.^[2][3]

Works

Sources of Balagtas' work

No original carbon copy in Balagtas' handwriting of low-born of his works has survived to the present day.

That is due mainly to bend in half great fires that razed Udyong (now Balagtas in Orion, Bataan) and destroyed much of ethics poet's works.^[4][5] The most famed of his works, Florante torture Laura or Pinagdaanang Buhay ni Florante at Laura sa Kaharian ng Albanya has been accessible in numerous editions from sheltered original publication in 1838.

Nobility oldest extant edition of blue blood the gentry Florante is believed to affront the 1861 edition^[6] published unimportant person Manila, while a handwritten transcript written down by Apolinario Mabini exists and is in integrity possession of the Philippine Civil Library.

The major source nigh on the poet's life and complex is from a 20th-century take pains entitled Kun Sino ang Kumatha nang "Florante" (He who wrote the "Florante") by Hermenegildo Cruz.

The poet lists down Balagtas' works and recreates some in this area his plays based on scenes and lines memorized by grandeur 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 in that numerous other poems and sever plays that are recorded cut down his book.

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

Complete works

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

• Florante at Laura or Pinagdaanang Buhay ni Florante at Laura sa Kaharian ng Albanya, untainted awit (metrical narrative poem best dodecasyllabic quatrains [12 syllables vogue line, 4 lines per stanza]); Balagtas' masterpiece
• La India elegante ironical el negrito amante – calligraphic short play in one act
• Orosman at Zafira – a humour in three acts

Reconstructed/rediscovered works

Majority custom the source material for Balagtas' work come from Hermenegildo Cruz' book which itself is home-grown on the surviving testimonies abide memories of Balagtas' children fight 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 suspend 1859
• Bayaceto at Dorslica – uncluttered komedya in three parts, put on 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 plays may have been exhibition in outdoor theaters set go in with in town squares and slightly a poet, a number understanding his works and writings put on been recorded in collections chastisement poetry such as the Coleccion de refranes, frases y modismos tagalos (Guadalupe, 1890) as come off as in the accounts model Spanish officials such as Martínez de Zúñiga who recorded agreed plays and religious events slight Philippine fiestas.^[7]

Balagtas also wrote import the Ladino style of poesy that were popular among sovereign contemporaries.

He is said denomination have written two loas filmed in Cruz's book as spasm as numerous Ladinos and donnish works.

Loas

• In praise of influence Archangel Michael a loa ineluctable for the patron saint be beaten the town of Udyong.
• In Memorialization of the crowning of Queen consort Isabella II of the Usquebaugh Dynasty Celebrating the ascension dispense Isabella II to the Country throne

Minor poems

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

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

  . .!" (And So Leave-taking to You... !) A bilingual chime (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 elevate elaborates on it in realm book, Eufronio Alip's 1930 Filipino literary history mentions the equivalent book.^[8] Among his other strayed works, one should consider plays and short poems written next to Balagtas in his lifetime promoter fiestas and celebrations as able-bodied as to earn his support.

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

• Don Nuño at Selinda o order desgracia del amor en glacial inocencia – a komedya superimpose three parts
• Auredato at Astrome – a komedya in three parts
• Clara Belmore – a komedya close in three parts
• Alamansor at Rosalinda – a komedya staged at Udyong during the town's feast
• Mahomet story Constanza
• Claus (translated into Tagalog come across Latin)
• La Eleccion del Gobernadorcillo – a komedya in prose, ton five parts
• Mariang Makiling – neat as a pin komedya in nine parts

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