Jose corazon de jesus biography summary
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Jose corazon de jesus biography summary
Huseng Batute
Filipino writer
"José Corazón de Jesús" redirects here. For his son, see José Corazón de Jesús Jr.
"Corazon de Jesus" redirects here. For the island, see Corazón de Jesús (island).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is de Jesús and the second or maternal family name is Pangilinan.
José Cecilio Corazón de Jesús y Pangilinan (November 22, 1894 – May 26, 1932), also known by his pen name Huseng Batute, was a Filipino poet who used Tagalog poetry to express the Filipinos' desire for independence during the American occupation of the Philippines, a period that lasted from 1901 to 1946.
He is best known for being the "Hari ng Balagtasan" (transl. King of Balagtasan), and for being the lyricist of the Filipino patriotic song "Bayan Ko".
Early life
De Jesús was born on November 22, 1894[1] in Santa Cruz, Manila, to Vicente de Jesús, the first health bureau director of the American occupation government, and Susana Pang