&content_baltazar=1. Orosman at Zafra - a comedy in four parts 2. Don Nuno at Selinda - a comedy in three parts 3. Auredato at Astrome - a comedy in three parts 4. Clara Belmore - a comedy in three parts 5. Abdol at Misereanan - a comedy, staged by Abucay in 1857 6. Bayaceto at Dorslica - a comedy in three parts, staged at Udyong on September 27, 1857 7. Alamansor at Rosalinda - a comedy staged at Udyong during the town's feast 8. La india elegante y el negrito amante - a short play in one part 9. Nudo gordeano 10. Rodolfo at Rosemonda 11. Mahomet at Constanza 12. Claus (translated into Tagalog from Latin) &content_popup=Francisco Balagtas, the King of Tagalog Poets Born in the town of Bigaa (now named Balagtas in his honor) in the province of Bulacan, Francisco Balagtas was the youngest of four children. His parents were the blacksmith, Juan Baltazar, and his wife, Juana de la Cruz. He was nicknamed Kiko, while his siblings were named Felipe, Concha, and Nicholasa. He wrote his poems under the strict supervision of the spanish friars and because of this, his poems had religious themes. Balagtas chose to write allegorical poetry which used symbols to carry his message. Such symbolic words were used to express his protest against cruelty. Balagtas wrote Florante and Laura which is regarded as one of the greatest tagalong poems. His long poem, which tells a story, represents the injustices Filipinos suffered at the hands of the Spaniards Through his poems he was able to express his disappointments and disapproval of the cruelty of the Spaniards.