José de la Cruz (December 21, 1746 – March 12, 1829), more popularly known as Huseng Sisiw, was a Tagalog writer during the Spanish colonization of the Philippines.
[1] However, by his efforts, he was able to learn Katon at Cartilla (Spanish primers), the Doctrina Christiana (the first catechism produced in the Philippines), Philosophy, Canon law, and Theology.
[citation needed] One day when he was taking a bath on a river near their house, two Spanish Jesuits passed by and asked him for the right way.
[1] When he was a teenager, he started to have a better grasp of the Tagalog language, think of bigger ideas, and possess writing skills that awakened the hearts and souls of the people partly (or mostly) due to his constant reading of the Bible.
In addition, his dietary preferences involved eating younger livestock, those that have not yet reached adulthood, including vegetables and roasted pig.
[citation needed] According to the elders, de la Cruz was very careful with his writings and he was never contented with the works that were considered good to others.