José Palma, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

José Palma

Filipino poet and soldier

Date of Birth: 03-Jun-1876

Place of Birth: Tondo, Luzon, Philippines

Date of Death: 12-Feb-1903

Profession: writer, poet

Nationality: Philippines

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

José Palma y Velásquez (3 June 1876 – 12 February 1903) was a Filipino poet and soldier.
He was on the staff of La Independencia at the time he wrote Filipinas, a patriotic poem in Spanish.
It was published for the first time in the issue of the first anniversary of La Independencia on 3 September 1899.
The poem fit the instrumental tune Marcha Nacional Filipina by Julián Felipe, and it has since been the basis for every translation of the Philippine National Anthem.