Marcelo H. del Pilar
Marcelo Hilario del Pilar and Gatmaitan (Bulacan, August 30, 1850 - Barcelona, July 4, 1896), better known as his pseudonym, Plaridel, was a Filipino writer, nationalist and one of the most prominent advocates of reforms in the Philippines end of the Spanish colonial era and ultimate independence. He was one of the leaders of the Philippine Revolution. biography
Del Pilar was born as a son of Julian H. del Pilar and Blasa Gatmaitan in Bulacan. He was the brother of Toribio del Pilar, who was banned from Guam for his involvement in the Cavite mite in 1872, and the uncle of Gregorio del Pilar, the youngest general of the troops of the Philippine insurgents at the time of the Philippine Revolution and the Philippine American War.
Del Pilar was a fertile writer. Thus he wrote poems and diaries. He published a newspaper La Solidaridad between 1889 and 1895 asking for attention for the corruption and horrors that occurred in the Philippines. Copies of the newspaper were smuggled into the Philippines and became.
In the later years, differences in insight caused the movement to break apart. One part wanted Del Pilar as leader and part José Rizal. In an attempt to resolve the dispute, Rizal voluntarily took his goods and left Barcelona where the group was located at that time. This was raised in the Philippines's dissatisfaction and the desire to separate themselves from Spain. In 1896, Pilar died at Barcelona's 45th birthday on the effects of tuberculosis. Sources
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