Hermenegildo Cruz
Hermenegildo Cruz | |
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| Born | December 31, 1880 |
| Died | March 21, 1943 (aged 62)[1][2] Manila, Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Notable work | Kung Sino ang Kumatha ng Florante |
Hermenegildo Cruz was a Filipino writer and trade union organizer. He was a founding member of Union Obrera Democratica and a member of the Philippine Assembly. He became Director of the Bureau of Labor in 1924.[2]
A notable work of his is Kung Sino ang Kumatha ng Florante (English: "On Who Authored Florante"), which is cited as "the first attempt to explain Balagtas by dealing with the poet's biography and the historical context of the poem".[3] Another work, Kartilyang Makabayan: Mga Tanong at Sagot Ukol Kay Andrés Bonifacio at sa KKK, is a biography of Andrés Bonifacio, the father of the Philippine Revolution and the secret society he founded, the Katipunan.[4]
See also
References
- ^ Bituin, Gregorio Jr. V. "Hermenegildo Cruz: Biographer ni Francisco Balagtas, Lider-Manggagawa". Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ^ a b Kape at Balita: Panghimagas: 1943: Death of Hermenegildo Cruz (News program). Philippines: GMA News. 2012.
- ^ Medina, Marielle (31 December 2013). "Did you know: Hermenegildo Cruz". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ "The Project Gutenberg EBook of Kartilyang Makabayan, by Hermenegildo Cruz". Project Gutenberg. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
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