Today in Philippine History (Philatelic Edition):
JANUARY 27, 1867
Juan Crisostomo Soto (January 27, 1867 - July 12, 1918), poet, journalist, playwright, revolutionary and the Father of Pampanga Literature, was born to Santiago Soto and Marciana Caballa in Santa Ines, Bacolor, Pampanga.
Under the pen name Crissot, he wrote lyrical poems, historical dramas, humorous plays and philosophical essays.
He also wrote zarzuelas and the most famous is “Alang Dios” (There Is No God) written in 1901.
Soto also translated some Spanish literature into Pampango and contributed to the revolutionary paper La Independencia.
He also translated Jose Rizal’s Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo.
When the 1896 Philippine Revolution broke out, he joined the Katipunan. During the Philippine-American War, he fought the Americans in several battles under General Tomas Mascardo.
He married Julia Amaida and had six children. After Julia’s death in 1903, he married Rosario Palma who bore him four children.
Juan Crisostomo Soto died on July 12, 1918.
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