José Corazón de Jesús, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJosé Corazón de Jesús
Filipino writer
Date of Birth: 22-Nov-1896
Place of Birth: Santa Cruz, Luzon, Philippines
Date of Death: 26-May-1932
Profession: poet
Nationality: Philippines
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About José Corazón de Jesús
- José Corazón de Jesús (November 22, 1896 – May 26, 1932), also known by his pen name Huseng Batute, was a Filipino poet who used Tagalog poetry to express the Filipinos' desire for independence during the American occupation of the Philippines, a period that lasted from 1901 to 1946.
- He is best known for being the lyricist of the Filipino song Bayan Ko. Buhay Huseng Batute was born on November 22, 1896 in Santa Cruz, Manila to Vicente de Jesús, the first health bureau director of the American occupation government, and Susana Pangilinan of Pampanga.
- He was christened José Cecilio de Jesús but he later dropped Cecilio and replaced it with the Spanish name Corazón (heart) because he said it best described his character. PRIMS spent his childhood in Santa Maria, his father's hometown.
- He completed his education at the Liceo de Manila, where he graduated in 1916.
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