Pedro Bucaneg was a Filipino poet. " Blind since birth, he is the believed to have authored of parts of the Ilocano epic Biag ni Lam-ang. A street inside the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) complex in Pasay, Philippines is named in his honor.
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Pedro Bucaneg was a Filipino poet. He is considered the "Father of Ilocano literature." Blind since birth, he is the believed to have authored of parts of the Ilocano epic Biag ni Lam-ang. A street inside the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) complex in Pasay, Philippines is named in his honor. His surname is lent to the Bucanegan, the Ilocano equivalent of the Balagtasan.
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1592 to 1624 · aged 32
Written about in
7 languages
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