R. Zulueta da Costa explained

Rafael Zulueta da Costa (born 1915-1990^[1]) was a Filipino poet. He used the name R. Zulueta da Costa as a writer, and Rafael Zulueta as a businessman.^[2]

He was a graduate of De La Salle College (now University) where he specialized in business administration. He began writing poems in Spanish and later he also wrote in English.^[3] His most famous work is Like the Molave and Other Poems, which won the Commonwealth Literary Award for Poetry in 1940.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Book: José Villa Panganiban. Consuelo Torres- Panganiban. A survey of the literature of the Filipinos. 265. 19 November 2010. 1962. Limbagang Pilipino.
2. Book: The Mentor book of modern Asian literature from the Khyber Pass to Fuji. registration. 19 November 2010. 1969. New American Library.
3. Book: R. Zulueta da Costa. Lourdes Gatmaitan Bañez. The works of R. Zulueta da Costa: a critical edition. 19 November 2010. 1994. De La Salle University Press. 971-11-8131-2.
4. Book: Cabanilla. J.Q. et.. al. World Literature. 19 November 2010. Goodwill Trading Co., Inc.. 978-971-574-030-2. 206.