Marcelo Hilario del Pilar y Gatmaitán[1] (August 30, 1850 – July 4, 1896), commonly known as Marcelo H. del Pilar and also known by his pen name Plaridel,[2] was a Filipino writer, lawyer, journalist, and freemason. Del Pilar, along with José Rizal and Graciano López Jaena, became known as the leaders of the Reform Movement in Spain.[3]
Marcelo H. del Pilar
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Marcelo H. del Pilar, ca. 1889
Born
Marcelo Hilario del Pilar y Gatmaitán
August 30, 1850
Bulakan, Bulacan, Captaincy General of the Philippines
Died
July 4, 1896 (aged 45)
Barcelona, Spain
Resting place
Marcelo H. del Pilar Shrine, Bulakan, Bulacan, Philippines
Nationality
Filipino
Other names
Plaridel (pen name)
Alma mater
Colegio de San José
University of Santo Tomas
Occupation
Writer, lawyer, journalist, and freemason
Organization
La Solidaridad
Spouse(s)
Marciana del Pilar (1878–1896; his death)
Children
7
Del Pilar was born and brought up in Bulakan, Bulacan. He was suspended at the University of Santo Tomas and imprisoned in 1869 after he and the parish priest quarreled over exorbitant baptismal fees. In the 1880s, he expanded his anti-friar movement from Malolos to Manila.[4] He went to Spain in 1888 after an order of banishment was issued against him. Twelve months after his arrival in Barcelona, he succeeded López Jaena as editor of the La Solidaridad (Solidarity).[5] Publication of the newspaper stopped in 1895 due to lack of funds. Losing hope in reforms, he grew favorable of a revolution against Spain. He was on his way home in 1896 when he contracted tuberculosis in Barcelona. He later died in a public hospital and was buried in a pauper's grave.[6]
On November 30, 1997, the Technical Committee of the National Heroes Committee, created through Executive Order No. 5 by former President Fidel Ramos, recommended del Pilar along with the eight Filipino historical figures to be National Heroes.[7] The recommendations were submitted to Department of Education Secretary Ricardo T. Gloria on November 22, 1995. No action has been taken for these recommended historical figures.[7] In 2009, this issue was revisited in one of the proceedings of the 14th Congress
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Marcelo Hilario del Pilar y Gatmaitán[1] (August 30, 1850 – July 4, 1896), commonly known as Marcelo H. del Pilar and also known by his pen name Plaridel,[2] was a Filipino writer, lawyer, journalist, and freemason. Del Pilar, along with José Rizal and Graciano López Jaena, became known as the leaders of the Reform Movement in Spain.[3]
Marcelo H. del Pilar
Pilar, Marcelo H. del.jpg
Marcelo H. del Pilar, ca. 1889
Born
Marcelo Hilario del Pilar y Gatmaitán
August 30, 1850
Bulakan, Bulacan, Captaincy General of the Philippines
Died
July 4, 1896 (aged 45)
Barcelona, Spain
Resting place
Marcelo H. del Pilar Shrine, Bulakan, Bulacan, Philippines
Nationality
Filipino
Other names
Plaridel (pen name)
Alma mater
Colegio de San José
University of Santo Tomas
Occupation
Writer, lawyer, journalist, and freemason
Organization
La Solidaridad
Spouse(s)
Marciana del Pilar (1878–1896; his death)
Children
7
Del Pilar was born and brought up in Bulakan, Bulacan. He was suspended at the University of Santo Tomas and imprisoned in 1869 after he and the parish priest quarreled over exorbitant baptismal fees. In the 1880s, he expanded his anti-friar movement from Malolos to Manila.[4] He went to Spain in 1888 after an order of banishment was issued against him. Twelve months after his arrival in Barcelona, he succeeded López Jaena as editor of the La Solidaridad (Solidarity).[5] Publication of the newspaper stopped in 1895 due to lack of funds. Losing hope in reforms, he grew favorable of a revolution against Spain. He was on his way home in 1896 when he contracted tuberculosis in Barcelona. He later died in a public hospital and was buried in a pauper's grave.[6]
On November 30, 1997, the Technical Committee of the National Heroes Committee, created through Executive Order No. 5 by former President Fidel Ramos, recommended del Pilar along with the eight Filipino historical figures to be National Heroes.[7] The recommendations were submitted to Department of Education Secretary Ricardo T. Gloria on November 22, 1995. No action has been taken for these recommended historical figures.[7] In 2009, this issue was revisited in one of the proceedings of the 14th Congress