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Apr 19, 1849 Vigan, Luzon, Philippines Died on 04 Oct 1884 (aged 35)
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About Leona Florentino
- Leona Florentino (born Leona Josefa Florentina, 19 April 1849 - 4 October 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, Ilocos Sur, Florentino began to write her first verses in Ilocano at a young age.
- Despite her potential, she was not allowed to receive a university education because of her gender.
- Florentino was instead tutored by her mother, and then a series of private teachers.
- An educated Ilocano priest taught her advanced Spanish and encouraged her to develop her voice in poetry.Florentino married a politician named Elias de los Reyes at the age of 14.
- They had five children together.
- Their son Isabelo de los Reyes later became a Filipino writer, activist and senator.
- Due to the feminist nature of her writings, Florentino was shunned by her husband and son; she lived alone in exile and separately from her family.
- She died at the age of 35.
