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De la Cruz was born in Tondo, Manila on December 21, 1746. Coming from a poor family, he could not afford to study. [ 1 ] However, by his efforts, he was able to learn Katon at Cartilla (Spanish primers), the Doctrina Christiana (the first catechism produced in the Philippines), Philosophy , Canon law , and Theology .
It was De la Cruz himself who personally challenged Balagtas to improve his writing. Balagtas swore he would overcome Huseng Sisiw as he would not ask for anything in return as a poet. In 1835, Balagtas moved to Pandacan, Manila, where he met María Asunción Rivera, who would effectively serve as the muse for his future works.
José de la Cruz Sánchez (1749–1878), Californio statesman and ranchero; José María de la Cruz (1799–1875), Chilean soldier; José de la Cruz Porfirio Díaz Mor (1830–1915), better known as Porfirio Díaz, Mexican President; José de la Cruz Mena (1874–1907), Nicaraguan composer; José de la Cruz (footballer) (born 1952), Paraguayan ...
5. Jose Alejandrino: Brigadier General He was a contributor to La Solidaridad and one of the members of the Propaganda Movement in Spain along with Jose Rizal, Marcelo H. del Pilar, Mariano Ponce and Graciano Lopez Jaena; He was part of Aguinaldo's Hong Kong Junta, the exiled Revolutionary Government of the Philippines
Estela de la Cruz, a character in the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why; Mitch de la Cruz, a character from the animated series Get Blake! Montgomery “Monty” de la Cruz, a character in the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why; Guillermo de la Cruz, a vampire servant / hunter in the HBO series What We Do in the Shadows (TV series)
Ibong Adarna, also known as The Adarna Bird, [1] is an early 19th century Filipino epic poem that centers around a magical bird of the same name. During the Spanish era, the longer form of the story's title was Korrido at Buhay na Pinagdaanan ng Tatlong Prinsipeng Magkakapatid na anak ni Haring Fernando at ni Reyna Valeriana sa Kahariang Berbanya ' ("Corrido and Life Lived by the Three Princes ...
José Cecilio Corazón de Jesús y Pangilinan (November 22, 1894 – May 26, 1932), also known by his pen name Huseng Batute, was a Filipino poet who used Tagalog poetry to express the Filipinos' desire for independence during the American occupation of the Philippines, a period that lasted from 1901 to 1946.
The group included the writers Rosa Sevilla and Jose Corazon de Jesus. The group decided to change the format of the traditional duplo and rename it balagtasan, in honor of Balagtas. The first balagtasan was held in Tayuman, Manila on April 6, 1925. Several pairs of poets joined the literary joust but Collantes and De Jesus were the most popular.