Cecilio Apóstol (November 22, 1877 – September 8, 1938) was a Filipino poet and poet laureate. His poems were once used to teach the Spanish language under the Republic Act No. 1881. He was born in Santa Cruz,

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and studied at the Ateneo de Manila University where he finished his Bachelor of Arts, before studying law at the

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. During the early years of American occupation, he worked as a journalist for the revolutionary newspapers ''Independence'', ''The Brotherhood'', ''The Union'', ''Renaissance'' and ''Democracy''. His pseudonym on his work at the ''

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'', under

Antonio Luna Antonio Narciso Luna de San Pedro y Novicio Ancheta (; October 29, 1866 – June 5, 1899) was a Filipinos, Filipino army general and a pharmacist who fought in the Philippine–American War before his assassination on June 5, 1899, at the age ...

, was ''Catulo''. He later joined the

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which wanted the independence of the Philippines from the United States. He was a member of the Philippine Academy from 1924 until his death. Apóstol wrote in English and Spanish, and composed poems that demonstrated his mastery of Spanish. He composed the poem ''Al Heroe Nacional'' (To the National Hero) which is dedicated to

José Rizal José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda (, ; June 19, 1861 – December 30, 1896) was a Filipino nationalist, writer and polymath active at the end of the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines. He is popularly considered a na ...

. In the book of poems, Pentélicas, he described landscapes evoking a vivid image. He died in

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Apostol, Cecilio 1877 births 1938 deaths Ateneo de Manila University alumni 19th-century Filipino poets People from Santa Cruz, Manila Writers from Manila University of Santo Tomas alumni Spanish-language writers of the Philippines Filipino male poets Poets laureate 19th-century male writers