Marcelo H. del Pilar, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Marcelo H. del Pilar

Filipino writer, lawyer, and journalist

Date of Birth: 30-Aug-1850

Place of Birth: Plaridel, Luzon, Philippines

Date of Death: 04-Jul-1896

Profession: writer, politician, journalist

Nationality: Philippines

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Marcelo H. del Pilar

  • Marcelo Hilario del Pilar y Gatmaitán (August 30, 1850 – July 4, 1896), commonly known as Marcelo H.
  • del Pilar and also by his pen name Plaridel, 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.Del Pilar was born and brought up in Bulakan, Bulacan.
  • At an early age, he became a critic of the monastic rule in the country (the Spanish friars).
  • He was suspended at the University of Santo Tomas and jailed in 1869 after he and the parish priest quarrelled over exorbitant baptismal fees.
  • In the 1880s, he expanded his anti-friar movement from Malolos to Manila.
  • 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).
  • 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.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.
  • 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.
  • In 2009, this issue was revisited in one of the proceedings of the 14th Congress.

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