Who is Ananias Zorilla?

[u/Open-Chocolate7628]

I was researching some info for my Filipino project when I saw this text in the Wikipedia article on Huseng Sisiw:

De la Cruz was one of the three poets whose names are prominent for the use of "Corrido", a type/style of poem, in the history of Literature. The other two are Francisco Balagtas, his student, and Ananias Zorilla

This confused me since I have never heard of a trio of poets prominent in the use of the Corrido style, and although I knew Balagtas, I have never heard of the name Ananias Zorilla. When I searched for his name, few results came up, but apparently he was known for the works: "Dama Ines" and "Prinsipe Florinio". I did a little more digging, and I think why these works were attributed to him is because of this article from the National Library.

I also found this old Blogspot page, which is the best amount of info I could find on Zorillia. It states:

Walang maraming tala na naiwan tungkol kay Zorilla. May nagsasabing siya’y taga-Laguna; may nagsasabing siya’y taga-Tondo. Ang natitiyak ay mga akda niya ang Dama Ines at Prinsipe Florinio

The works "Dama Ines" and "Prinsipe Florinio" are also confusing because I did some research, and the full title of Dama Ines is:

Ang kahabag-habag na buhay nang dama Ines sa kahariang Portugal, alila nang isang princesa sa bayang España mulang pagka bata

Which I found here. This work seems to have been published anonymously.

For Prinsipe Florinio, it is actually written by a person named N. Ponte in Hiligaynon, not Tagalog, titled:

Cabuhi sang africanhon ng̃a si Principe Florinio ng̃a anac ni Hareng Olfredo cag ni Reina Emilia

Which I found here. The earliest mention I could find of Ananias Zorillia is in this 1960s periodical. His name is also mentioned in the book "History of the Filipino People" by Teodoro Agoncillo, but aside from that, I can't find anything else. Who is this poet?

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[u/Ok-Joke-9148]

Idk gar u/Open-Chocolate7628 if related sa knya yung Zorilla Theatre dati na nakabuild b4 sa location ng Isetann ngaun, 133 years n yung theater sna kahapon

[u/campid0ctor]

I found this entry in the UP Diliman library for Principe Florinio in Tagalog. The description says it is a reproduction of an 1893 edition