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Jesús Balmori
Filipino Spanish-language journalist, playwright and poet
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Balmori and the second or maternal family name is Rivera.
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Born | Jesús Balmori y González Mondragón (1887-01-10)January 10, 1887 Ermita, Manila, Captaincy General of the Philippines |
Died | May 23, 1948(1948-05-23) (aged 61) Mexico City, Mexico |
Pen name | Batikuling |
Occupation | writer, journalist, poet, playwright, historian, linguist |
Language | Spanish |
Citizenship | Filipino |
Alma mater | Colegio de San Juan de Letran University of Santo Tomas |
Jesús Balmori y González Mondragón (January 10, 1887 – May 23, 1948) was a FilipinoSpanish languagejournalist, playwright, and poet.
Biography
[edit]Jesús Balmori y González Mondragón was born in Ermita, Manila, on 10 January 1887. He studied at the Colegio de San Juan de Letrán and the University of Santo Tomás, where he excelled in Literature. He was married to Dolores Rodríguez. Joaquín Balmori y Rivera, a pioneer labor leader and the foremost organiser of labour unions in their Philippines, was his brother.
In his early years, Balmori was already gathering literary honors and prizes for poetry. In a Rizal Day conte
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About the Author
Jesús Balmori was born on January 10, 1886 in Ermita, Manila. He studied in the Ateneo Municipal and obtained his diploma in the year 1900 at Colegio de San Juan de Letrán. After working as a lawyer, he decided to dedicate his time to the press and to literature. The Spanish Philippine press at that time was very prevalent, and Balmori was one of the most active contributors. He was considered as one of the most prolific Filipino writers. He not only wrote for himself, but he also created his own alter ego, which exhibited sardonic character, that wrote a lot of books. “Batikuling” writes a large number of columns of satiric poems, cycles that are grouped creating true and delightful books about the socio-political life of the period. He also uses another pseudonym, this time with a more noble name –“Julio Brial”- to reprint the works in the past that come from other places.
At the age of 17, he published a revolutionary book about Philippine poetry: Rimas Malayas. Finally, in 1908, his name appeared in the Manila literary scene when he challenged the more famous poets. He won three first place prizes, under his pseudonym, in a literary contest on Rizal Day. Spes, Vae Victus, and Himno a Rizal were the titles of his winning poems whi