Tomás N. Alonso
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Tomás N. Alonso is a well-known Cebuano
Visayan writer. He published the first complete Cebuano translation of Jose Rizal
's El filibusterismo. He also translated the Mi último adiós. He was a columnist with Bag-ong Suga and editor of the Spanish publication La opinión.
Cebuano language
Cebuano, referred to by most of its speakers as Bisaya , is an Austronesian language spoken in the Philippines by about 20 million people mostly in the Central Visayas. It is the most widely spoken of the languages within the so-named Bisayan subgroup and is closely related to other Filipino...
Visayan writer. He published the first complete Cebuano translation of Jose Rizal
José Rizal
José Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda , was a Filipino polymath, patriot and the most prominent advocate for reform in the Philippines during the Spanish colonial era. He is regarded as the foremost Filipino patriot and is listed as one of the national heroes of the Philippines by...
's El filibusterismo. He also translated the Mi último adiós. He was a columnist with Bag-ong Suga and editor of the Spanish publication La opinión.