4. • Born on: April 2, 1788
• Place: Panginay Bigaa, Bulacan
• Born of: Juan Balagtas
Juana de la Cruz
• Sibilings: Felipe
Concha
Nicholasa
• Wife: Juana Tiambeng
6. Did you know…
• Even as a young age, Kiko was a nature
lover.
• He witnessed the injustice in his country
in hands of the Spaniards.
• He was also known as the "Ama ng
Balagtasan"
10. About Florante at Laura…
• One of the masterpieces of Philippine literature
• Written during his imprisonment in the 19th
century
• Dedicated to Maria Asuncion Rivera
• "Pinagdaanang Buhay ni Florante at ni Laura sa
Kahariang Albanya: Kinuha sa madlang "cuadro
histórico" o pinturang nagsasabi sa mga
nangyayari nang unang panahon sa Imperyo ng
Gresya, at tinula ng isang matuwain sa
bersong Tagalog."
Notes de l'éditeur
"PrinsipengmgaManunulang Pilipino".Francisco blagtas- real nameFrancisco baltazar –pen name
*He loved to watch the green surroundings and listen the rustling of the leaves and singing of the birds. *At the young age, he witnessed the injustice in his country and that his countrymen were suffering in hands of the Spaniards.*A Balagtasan is a debate in a form of a poem
*This verse play in Tagalog tells about fights in revenge in the kingdoms of the Middle East. AlitanngmagkapatidnasiOrosman at AbdalapkayZafira.*alamansor- – a comedy staged at Udyong during the town's feast
Florante at Laura, Balagtas masterpiece, depicts that beset our countrymen during the Spaniars regime. The book contains passages on upright living Learn a lesson the value of justice, the important of love, respect to the elders, discipline and patriotism. It contains ideals from which people of today can deduce morals.*Balagtas learned to write poetry from José de la Cruz (HusengSisiw), one of the most famous poets of Tondo. It was de la Cruz himself who personally challenged Balagtas to improve his writing. (source: TalambuhayngmgaBayani, for Grade 5 textbook)In 1835, Kiko moved to Pandacan, where he met María Asunción Rivera, who would effectively serve as the muse for his future works. She is referenced in Florante at Laura as 'Celia' and 'MAR'.Balagtas' affections for Celia were challenged by the influential Mariano Capule. Capule won the battle for Celia when he used his wealth to get Balagtas imprisoned under the accusation that he ordered a servant girl's head to be shaved. It was here that he wrote Florante at Laura—In fact, the events of this poem were meant to parallel his own situation.He wrote his poems in Tagalog, during an age when Filipino writing was predominantly written in Spanish.Balagtas published Florante at Laura upon his release in 1838. He moved to Balanga, Bataan in 1840 where he served as the assistant to the Justice of peace and later, in 1856, as the Major Lieutenant. He was also appointed as the translator of the court. He married Juana Tiambeng on July 22, 1842 and had eleven children. He died on February 20, 1862 at the age of 74. Upon his deathbed, he asked a favor that none of his children become poets like him, who had suffered under his gift as well as under others. He even went as far as to tell them it would be better to cut their hands off than let them be writers.Balagtas is so greatly revered in the Philippines that the term for Filipino debate in extemporaneous verse is named for him: balagtasan The name "Florante at Laura" is an abbreviation of the actual title which, In modern Filipino orthography:
Florante at Laura, Balagtas masterpiece, depicts that beset our countrymen during the Spaniars regime. The book contains passages on upright living Learn a lesson the value of justice, the important of love, respect to the elders, discipline and patriotism. It contains ideals from which people of today can deduce morals.*Balagtas learned to write poetry from José de la Cruz (HusengSisiw), one of the most famous poets of Tondo. It was de la Cruz himself who personally challenged Balagtas to improve his writing. (source: TalambuhayngmgaBayani, for Grade 5 textbook)In 1835, Kiko moved to Pandacan, where he met María Asunción Rivera, who would effectively serve as the muse for his future works. She is referenced in Florante at Laura as 'Celia' and 'MAR'.Balagtas' affections for Celia were challenged by the influential Mariano Capule. Capule won the battle for Celia when he used his wealth to get Balagtas imprisoned under the accusation that he ordered a servant girl's head to be shaved. It was here that he wrote Florante at Laura—In fact, the events of this poem were meant to parallel his own situation.He wrote his poems in Tagalog, during an age when Filipino writing was predominantly written in Spanish.Balagtas published Florante at Laura upon his release in 1838. He moved to Balanga, Bataan in 1840 where he served as the assistant to the Justice of peace and later, in 1856, as the Major Lieutenant. He was also appointed as the translator of the court. He married Juana Tiambeng on July 22, 1842 and had eleven children. He died on February 20, 1862 at the age of 74. Upon his deathbed, he asked a favor that none of his children become poets like him, who had suffered under his gift as well as under others. He even went as far as to tell them it would be better to cut their hands off than let them be writers.Balagtas is so greatly revered in the Philippines that the term for Filipino debate in extemporaneous verse is named for him: balagtasan The name "Florante at Laura" is an abbreviation of the actual title which, In modern Filipino orthography: