Francisco Balagtas

Francisco Balagtas y de la Cruz, 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.

Si Francisco Baltazar, na lalong kilala bilang Francisco Balagtas, ay isang tanyag na Pilipinong makata, at malawakang itinuturing na isa sa mga pinakadakilang Pilipino sa panitikang laureate para sa kanyang ambag sa panitikang Pilipino. Ang tanyag na epiko na Florante at Laura ang kanyang pinakakilalang dakilang-likha.

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