Gaspar Aquino de Belen
Gaspar Aquino de Belén, a native of Rosario, Batangas, was a Filipino poet and translator of the 17th century, known for authoring a 1704 rendition of the Pasyon: a famous work of Christian poetry about the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus, which has circulated in many versions. • Illustration — Aquino de Belen book • Illustration — Pabasa (Malolos Diocese) Generally Filipino natives were not taught the Spanish language but the bilingual individuals, notably poet-translator Aquino de Belén, produced devotional poetry written in Latin script in the Tagalog language.
Gaspar Aquino de Belen
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- Born
- 1601 · Captaincy General of the Philippines.
- Died
- 1704
- Occupation
- linguist · poet · translator
- Languages
- Spanish · Tagalog
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Gaspar Aquino de Belén, a native of Rosario, Batangas, was a Filipino poet and translator of the 17th century, known for authoring a 1704 rendition of the Pasyon: a famous work of Christian poetry about the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus, which has circulated in many versions. • Illustration — Aquino de Belen book • Illustration — Pabasa (Malolos Diocese) Generally Filipino natives were not taught the Spanish language but the bilingual individuals, notably poet-translator Aquino de Belén, produced devotional poetry written in Latin script in the Tagalog language.
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Born at Captaincy General of the Philippines in 1601, died in 1704.
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1601
Gaspar Aquino de Belen born at Captaincy General of the Philippines.
1704
Gaspar Aquino de Belen died.
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