The indigenous poet Francisco Balagtas (1788–1862) is known as the foremost Tagalog writer, his most notable work being the 19th-century epic Florante at Laura.
the indIGenouS pOet fRanCIScO balagtas (1788–1862) is KNown as the ForeMost TAGaLog wRITEr, hiS most notAblE work bEiNg the 19th-cenTury ePic flOrANTe aT lAURa.