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Joaquín Tuason
1843–1908
A prolific Tagalog writer and translator from Pateros, he helped shape 19th-century Philippine literature through religious works as well as popular prose and poetry.
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Patnubay nang Cabataan ó Talinhagang Buhay ni Eliseo at ni Hortensio
by Joaquín Tuason
About the author
Joaquín Tuason was a Filipino writer and translator associated with 19th-century Tagalog literature. Sources found for this overview identify him as being from Pateros and describe him as a notably productive literary figure.
His body of work appears to have been broad. A JSTOR source describes many of his writings as religious—such as novenas, saints' lives, and prayer books—while also noting that he produced well-known secular works in both prose and poetry. His awit and corrido writings were described as popular enough to keep being printed after his death.
The available sources also consistently place his life in the 19th and early 20th centuries, with Wikidata listing him as a Filipino writer who lived from 1843 to 1908. I could not confirm a suitable verified portrait image from the pages available during this search, so no profile image is included.