Pedro Bucaneg

Pedro Bucaneg
Pedro Bucaneg
Born	March 1592
Died	c. 1630
Occupation	Poet

Pedro Bucaneg (March 1592 – c. 1630) was a Filipino poet. He is considered the "Father of Ilocano literature." Blind since birth, he is the believed to have authored of parts of the Ilocano epic Biag ni Lam-ang (Life of Lam-ang).^[1] A street inside the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) complex in Pasay, Philippines is named in his honor. His surname is lent to the Bucanegan, the Ilocano equivalent of the Balagtasan.^[2]

^ The Children of Lam-ang: The Folk Culture of the Ilocos Region. Educators Press, Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports, Republic of the Philippines. 1984. p. 128. ISBN 978-971-10-1153-6. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
^ Zafra, Galileo S. (1999). Balagtasan: kasaysayan at antolohiya (in Tagalog). Ateneo University Press. p. 27. ISBN 978-971-550-319-8. Retrieved January 11, 2022.

[1] The Children of Lam-ang: The Folk Culture of the Ilocos Region. Educators Press, Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports, Republic of the Philippines. 1984. p. 128. ISBN 978-971-10-1153-6. Retrieved January 11, 2022.

[2] Zafra, Galileo S. (1999). Balagtasan: kasaysayan at antolohiya (in Tagalog). Ateneo University Press. p. 27. ISBN 978-971-550-319-8. Retrieved January 11, 2022.

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