“Crissot”
Juan Crisostomo Soto (1867 1918) is considered the Father of Pampango Literature.
Born in Bacolor, Pampanga, 27 January 1867.
The Son of Santiago Soto and Marciana Caballa.
Learned First Letters From Town Tutor Cirilo Fernandez.
Pursued Higher Education Under Noted Teacher Vicente Quirino.
Wrote Numerous Lyrical Poems, Historical Dramas, Humorous Plays, Fiery Editorials and Philosophical Essays.
Translated into Pampango the Spanish Version of Romeo and Juliet and Old European Plays Like The Lovers of Teruel, Faust, and Nero & The Gladiators
Author of Lydia, First Novel in Pampango, in Collaboration with Galura.
Translated Rizal’s Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo.
Joined the Philippine Revolution in 1896 and Figured in Several Battles Against the American Forces in 1898.
Died in Manila, 12 June 1918.
Buried in Bacolor, 14 July 1918.
PALIWANAG SA TAGALOG
Si Juan Crisostomo Soto ay bantog na makata at manunulat. Siya ay itinuturing na ama ng panitikang Kapampangan.
