Manuel Bernabe

Not to be confused with Manuel Bernabeu.
In this Filipino name, normally written in reverse, the first or paternal family name is Bernabé and the second or maternal family name is Hernández.
The Honorable

Manuel Bernabe
Bernabe (right) with Salvador Rueda (left) in 1915
Born(1890-02-27)February 27, 1890
Parañaque, Manila, Captaincy General of the Philippines
DiedNovember 29, 1960(1960-11-29) (aged 70)
Parañaque, Rizal, Philippines
OccupationPoet, journalist, politician, teacher
CitizenshipFilipino
Alma materAteneo Municipal de Manila (BA)
University of Santo Tomas (Law)
Notable worksCantos del Tropico
Perfil de Cresta
Notable awardsPremio Zóbel (1926)
El Yugo y las Flechas (1940)
Order of Isabella the Catholic (1953)
Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands from Rizal's 1st district
In office
June 5, 1928 – June 2, 1931
Preceded byBasilio Bautista
Succeeded byPedro Magsalin
Personal details
PartyDemocrata

Manuel Bernabé y Hernández (February 27, 1890 – November 29, 1960) was a Filipino journalist, politician, linguist, and poet in Spanish and Latin languages. He was given the title "King of Balagtasan" in Spanish.

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