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Hermenegildo Cruz (1880-1943) was a
Hermenegildo Cruz (1880-1943) was a Filipino
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writer and trade union organizer. He was a founding member of Unión Obrera Democrática Filipina
The ''Unión Obrera Democrática Filipina'' (''UOD'' or ''UODF'', English: Democratic Labor Union of the Philippines) was a trade union center in the Philippines. The organization was the first modern trade union federation in the country; earlier ...
and a member of the Philippine Assembly
The Philippine Assembly (sometimes called the Philippine National Assembly) was the lower house of the Philippine Legislature from 1907 to 1916, when it was renamed the House of Representatives of the Philippines. The Philippine Assembly wa ...
. He became director of the Bureau of Labor in 1924.
A notable work of his is '' Kun Sino ang Kumathâ ng̃ "Florante"'' ic(English: "On Who Authored ' Florante'"), published in 1906, which is cited as "the first attempt to explain Balagtas
Francisco Balagtas y de la Cruz (April 2, 1788 – February 20, 1862), commonly known as Francisco Balagtas and also as Francisco Baltasar, was a Filipino Tagalog litterateur and poet during the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines. He is ...
by dealing with the poet's biography and the historical context of the poem". Another work, ''Kartilyang Makabayan: Mga Tanong at Sagot Ukol Kay Andrés Bonifacio at sa KKK'', is a biography of Andrés Bonifacio, the father of the Philippine Revolution and the secret society he founded, the ''Katipunan
The Katipunan, officially known as the Kataastaasan, Kagalanggalangang Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan or Kataastaasan Kagalang-galang na Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan (KKK; en, Supreme and Honorable Association of the Children of the Nation ...
''.
See also
*''Florante at Laura
''Florante at Laura'' (full title: ''Pinagdaanang Buhay ni Florante at ni Laura sa Kahariang Albanya''; English: The History of Florante and Laura in the Kingdom of Albania) is an 1838 awit written by Tagalog poet Francisco Balagtas. It is co ...
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*Francisco Balagtas
Francisco Balagtas y de la Cruz (April 2, 1788 – February 20, 1862), commonly known as Francisco Balagtas and also as Francisco Baltasar, was a Filipino Tagalog litterateur and poet during the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines. He is ...
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