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4.19.2007

Leona Florentino




Leona Florentino

  • 1st Filipina poet
  • "Mother of Philippine Women's Literature"


DATE OF BIRTH
April 19, 1849


BIRTHPLACE
Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines


FATHER: Marcelino Florentino
MOTHER: Isabel


HUSBAND: Elias de los Reyes
Elias and Leona had five children.


YEAR OF DEATH
October 4, 1884


USEFUL LINKS

Leona Florentino: First Poetess of the Philippines
Leona Florentino on Wikipedia


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