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Francisco Balagtas

1788 - 1862

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Francisco Balagtas y de la Cruz (April 2, 1788 – February 20, 1862), commonly known as Francisco Balagtas and also as Francisco Baltazar, was a Filipino poet and litterateur of the Tagalog language during the Spanish rule of the Philippines. He is widely considered one of the greatest Filipino literary laureates for his impact on Filipino literature. The famous epic Florante at Laura is regarded as his defining work. Balagtas adopted the legal surname Baltazar in fulfillment of the edict issued by Governor-General Narciso Claveria y Zaldua in 1849 that mandated the native population to adopt standard surnames. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Francisco Balagtas is the 2,912th most popular writer (up from 3,040th in 2019), the 34th most popular biography from Philippines (down from 31st in 2019) and the most popular Filipino Writer.

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Among writers, Francisco Balagtas ranks 2,912 out of 7,302. Before him are Juan Gelman, Richard Hughes, Eric Carle, Carl Bernstein, Kondraty Ryleyev, and Richard Dehmel. After him are Laurence Oliphant, Fritz Mauthner, Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, Paula von Preradović, Ales Adamovich, and George Mosse.

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Among people born in 1788, Francisco Balagtas ranks 37. Before him are Jean-Pierre Abel-Rémusat, FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan, Duke Eugen of Württemberg, Soliman Pasha al-Faransawi, Franz Pforr, and Rafael Urdaneta. After him are Jacques Boucher de Crèvecœur de Perthes, Athanasios Diakos, Pavel Kiselyov, Juraj Haulik, Simon Sechter, and Edward Sabine. Among people deceased in 1862, Francisco Balagtas ranks 34. Before him are Ignacio Zaragoza, Francisco de Paula Martínez de la Rosa y Berdejo, Prince Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Friedrich Wilhelm Schadow, Princess Augusta Reuss of Köstritz, and Justinus Kerner. After him are Albrecht Adam, Duchess Marie Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Albert Sidney Johnston, Juana Azurduy de Padilla, Carlos Anaya, and Sofia Adlersparre.

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In Philippines

Among people born in Philippines, Francisco Balagtas ranks 34 out of 155. Before him are Sara Duterte (1978), Manny Pacquiao (1978), Benigno Aquino III (1960), Leni Robredo (1965), Juan Ponce Enrile (1924), and Marcelo H. del Pilar (1850). After him are Florencio Campomanes (1927), Arturo Tolentino (1910), Apolinario Mabini (1864), Noli de Castro (1949), Francisco Guilledo (1901), and José Villanueva (1913).

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Among WRITERS In Philippines

Among writers born in Philippines, Francisco Balagtas ranks 1. After him are F. Sionil José (1924), James Cooke Brown (1921), José Burgos (1837), and Lualhati Bautista (1945).

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