M h del pilar biography definition

Marcelo Hilario del Pilar (August 30,1850 – July 4,1896)

The rules set down by Marcelo H. del Pilar, a writer- patriot have been thought of by modern historians as the blueprint of the Revolution for freedom, justice and democracy. A careful study of his dramatic life and massive literary output reveals to us today that he was the most impressive figure of his age. He was the first political scientist who probed into the secrets of colonial statecraft and brilliantly described the game of power of politics ruing hi time. His driving force was his intense love for the Mother land. His genius created a nation. (Cruz, 2009)

Marcelo Gatmaitan Hilario Del Pilar was born on August 29-30, 1850, Cupang Bulacan, Bulacan;he was the youngest of ten children of Don Julian H. del Pilar and Dona Blasa Gatmaitan—two members of prominent families of that province. Don Julian was three times gobernadorcillo of Bulacan and Dona Blasa’s family name, “ Gatmaitan,” came from an

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Marcelo Hilario Del Pilar

Marcelo H. Del Pilar (1850-1896) was a Philippine revolutionary propagandist and satirist. He tried to marshal the nationalist sentiment of the enlightened Filipino ilustrados, or bourgeoisie, against Spanish imperialism.

Marcelo Del Pilar was born in Kupang, Bulacan, on Aug. 30, 1850, to cultured parents. He studied at the Colegio de San José and later at the University of Santo Tomas, where he finished his law course in 1880. Fired by a sense of justice against the abuses of the clergy, Del Pilar attacked bigotry and hypocrisy and defended in court the impoverished victims of racial discrimination. He preached the gospel of work, self-respect, and human dignity. His mastery of Tagalog, his native language, enabled him to arouse the consciousness of the masses to the need for unity and sustained resistance against the Spanish tyrants.

In 1882 Del Pilar founded the newspaper Diariong Tagalog to propagate democratic liberal ideas among the farmers

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Marcelo H. del Pilar

Filipino writer, lawyer, and journalist

For the school, see Marcelo H. del Pilar National High School.Not to be confused with Gregorio del Pilar.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Hilario sektion Pilar and the second or maternal family name is Gatmaitán.

Marcelo H. del Pilar
Del Pilar in Madrid, c. 1890[1]
Born	Marcelo Hilario del Pilar y Gatmaitán (1850-08-30)August 30, 1850 Bulakan, Bulacan, Captaincy General of the Philippines, Spanish Empire
Died	July 4, 1896(1896-07-04) (aged 45) Barcelona, Spain
Resting place	Marcelo H. del Pilar Shrine, Bulakan, Bulacan
Nationality	Filipino
Other names	Pláridel (pen name)
Alma mater
Occupations	Writer lawyer journalist freemason
Organization	La Solidaridad
Spouse	Marciana del Pilar ​ (m. 1878)​
Children	7 (see below)
Relatives

Marcelo Hilario sektion Pi