Leona Florentino (April 19, 1849-October 4, 1884) was a Filipino poet in the Spanish and Ilocano languages. She is considered as the "mother of Philippine women's literature" and the "bridge from oral to literary tradition". Born to a wealthy and prominent family in Vigan,...

Ni Leona Florentino (Abril 19, 1849-Octobre 4, 1884) ket maysa kadagiti kalatakan a dumadaniw nga Ilokana iti Espaniol ken Iloko.

Marcelo H. Del Pilar ... ; (1850-1896); Political analyst of the Filipino colony in Spain. Born in Kupang, Bulacan, Bulacan, on August 30, 1850. In 1882, he founded the ... In December 1889,

According to Pampango historian Zoilo Galang, the first Filipino poetess was Leona Florentino of Ilocos while the first Filipino woman writer was Rosario de Leon of Pampanga.

Our national heroes like Diego and Gabriela Silang, Padre Jose Burgos, poetess Leona Florentino, labor leader Isabelo de los Reyes are the "sons and daughters" of Vigan.

The City of Vigan ... LEONA FLORENTINO HOUSE & STATUE ... Leona Florentino House

he first of the Philippines was Leona Florentino, of Ilocos Sur. ... Leona Florentino was born in Vigan, Ilocos Sur, on April 19, 1849, of rich Ilocano family. Her father, Don Marcelino Florentino,

He was a gifted son of the famous Leona Florentino, first poetess of the Philippines; a courageous nationalist who worked with Dr. Jose Rizal, M. H. del Pilar, Gen E. Aguinaldo, and other heroes;

Leona Florentino - Pioneer Filipino poet to achieve international attention, Florentino's poem "Desperation" is published in Babaylan: An Anthology of Filipina and Filipina American Writers.

There is Leona Florentino who actually wrote love poems for women; but Ilocano literature scholars would not dare see the mother of Isabelo de los Reyes in such an “unflattering” light.