Pedro Bucaneg

Pedro Bucaneg

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name = Pedro Bucaneg


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birth_date = March 1592
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death_date = c. 1630
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occupation = Poet
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Pedro Bucaneg (March 1592 – c. 1630) was a Filipino poet. Blind since birth, he is the acknowledged author of the Ilokano epic "Biag ni Lam-ang" ("Life of Lam-ang"). He is considered the "Father of Ilokano literature."

ee also

*Ilokano writers
*Philippine epic poetry
*Philippine literature

External links

* [http://www.santa.gov.ph/ilocossur/heropedro.html Biography of Pedro Bucaneg]


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