|
 Marcelo
H. del Pilar was born on August 30, 1850 in Cupang, San
Nicolas, Bulacan. He was the son of Julian H. del Pilar
and Blasa Gatmaitan. He was baptized Marcelo Hilario.
They adapted the surname del Pilar in accordance with
the decree issued by Governor General Narciso Claveria.
Toribio, his brother, was a priest. Marcelo married his
cousin Marciana. They had seven children.
He studied at the school of Jose Flores, San Jose
College and at the University of Santo Tomas, where he
completed his law degree in 1882.
Marcelo detested the Spanish friars. He once argued with
a friar. This made his parents so frightened that they
sent Marcelo to Spain so the friar could not get hold of
him. He continued criticizing the friars though.
He wrote articles, pamphlets and booklets against the
presence of Spanish friars in the Philippines. |
| |
|
Together with Graciano Lopez Jaena, they founded
Diaryong Tagalog in 1882. He also founded La Solidaridad.
He exposed the cruelty of the Spanish friars against the
Filipinos. He used different pen names to conceal his
true identity. Some of these were Dolores Manapat,
Piping Dilat, Kupang and PlarideL
Marcelo was not able to see his family again. Burdened
with so much stress, extreme poverty and loneliness, he
contracted tuberculosis and died in Barcelona, Spain on
July 4, 1896. |
| |
|
