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    Francisco Baltazar was a highly influential Filipino poet considered the equivalent of William Shakespeare in his home country. He was born in 1788 in the Philippines and displayed a talent for writing from a young age. After studying philosophy and law, Baltazar wrote many literary works that had a tremendous impact on Filipino culture, most notably the epic poem Florante at Laura. He is still regarded as one of the premier poets in Philippine history.

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    Francisco Baltazar was a highly influential Filipino poet considered the equivalent of William Shakespeare in his home country. He was born in 1788 in the Philippines and displayed a talent for writing from a young age. After studying philosophy and law, Baltazar wrote many literary works that had a tremendous impact on Filipino culture, most notably the epic poem Florante at Laura. He is still regarded as one of the premier poets in Philippine history.

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    Francisco Baltazar was a highly influential Filipino poet considered the equivalent of William Shakespeare in his home country. He was born in 1788 in the Philippines and displayed a talent for writing from a young age. After studying philosophy and law, Baltazar wrote many literary works that had a tremendous impact on Filipino culture, most notably the epic poem Florante at Laura. He is still regarded as one of the premier poets in Philippine history.

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    Francisco Baltazar was a highly influential Filipino poet considered the equivalent of William Shakespeare in his home country. He was born in 1788 in the Philippines and displayed a talent for writing from a young age. After studying philosophy and law, Baltazar wrote many literary works that had a tremendous impact on Filipino culture, most notably the epic poem Florante at Laura. He is still regarded as one of the premier poets in Philippine history.

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    The biography of Francisco Baltazar highlights the life of a very important person in Filipino history.

    Baltazar was a very influential poet and orator and many consider him to be the Filipino William
    Shakespeare. He is widely known by his pen name Francisco Balagtas. While there are a number of
    Filipino poets and writers who have gained success, Baltazar is considered to be one of the premier
    poets of his culture. His many pieces of literature and poetry have had a tremendous influence on
    Filipino culture and he is still highly regarded within the culture as very instrumental literary figure.

    Francisco Baltazar

    Francisco Baltazar was born on April 2, 1788 in Bigga, Bulacan in the Philippines. He was the youngest of
    four children. As a young child Baltazar displayed an interest in writing poetry and he displayed great
    potential. He won a number of awards and accolades for some of his pieces such as "Ama ng
    Balagtasan." He was even featured on the front cover of a local magazine in recognition of his
    outstanding writing talent. Later, Baltazar's family moved to Manila and he became employed as a
    houseboy in Manila for his aunt. His family in Manila would provide the funding for Baltazar to study
    different subjects, such as philosophy and humanities at a university. He graduated with a number
    degrees including Crown Law, Humanities and Philosophy. This foundation set the stage for Baltazar to
    become a great success as a poet.

    Francisco Balagtas (born Francisco Baltazar y de la Cruz; April 2, 1788 – February 20, 1862), also known
    as Francisco Baltazar, was a prominent Filipino poet, and 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.

    The surname "Baltazar", sometimes misconstrued as a pen name, was a legal surname Balagtas adopted
    after the 1849 edict of Governor-General Narciso Claveria y Zaldua, which mandated that the native
    population adopt standard Spanish surnames instead of native ones.

    His mentor was José de la Cruz, otherwise known as Joseng Sisiw.

    Francisco Baltazar (April 2, 1788 — February 20, 1862), known much more widely through his nom-de-
    plume Francisco Balagtas, was a prominent Filipino poet, and is widely considered as the Tagalog
    equivalent of William Shakespeare for his impact on Filipino literature.

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