MARCELO H.

dEL PILAR
BAYANI
Definition of terms
• Curate- a member of the clergy engaged as assistant to a vicar,
rector, or parish priest.
• ARCHAIC
• a minister with pastoral responsibility.
• Bloat--to expand or distend, as with air, water, etc.; cause to swell:
• Aggravate- to make worse or more severe; intensify, as anything evil,
disorderly, or troublesome:
• Subversive- obsolete: a cause of overthrow or destruction
• Heretic – someone who believes or teaches something that goes
against accepted beliefs.
• Assimilation: an act, process
 Biography
Mastermind of the Katipunan
Historical remembrance
Father of Philippine Journalism"
Father of Philippine Masonry
Born: 30 August 1850
Birth Place: Kupag, San Nicolas,
Bulacan.
Father: Don Julian del Pilar
(Gobernadorcello)
Former Family Name: ( Helario)
Mother: Doña Blasa Gatmaytan
Pen name Plaridel
Marcelo H. del Pilar's baptismal
register
A replica of Marcelo H. del Pilar's
ancestral house and birthplace in
Bulacán, Bulacan. This is now a
museum-library housing del Pilar
memorabilia.
• OCCUPATION: Writer, lawyer, journalist, and freemason
• ORGANIZATION: La Solidaridad, created in Spain on December 13,
1888, Composed of Filipino liberals exiled in 1872 and students
attending Europe's universities,

• Propaganda Movement- was a period of time when native Filipinos

were calling for reforms, lasting approximately from 1880 to 1886 [1]
with the most activity between 1880 and 1895
 EDUCATION (1850-1869)
• learned to play the piano, violin, •.
and flute at an early age
• He began his studies in the
school of Sr. Hermenigildo Flores
• He later transferred at the
Colegio de San José in Manila.
• After obtaining his Bachiller en
Artes, ( Bachelor of Arts) he
pursued law at the Universidad
de Santo Tomás.
 SPOUSE/Children
• Spouse Marciana del Pilar seven children, six girls and one
(1878–1896; boy:
Sofía, José, María, Rosario, María
Consolación, María Concepción,
and Ana (Anita). Only two girls,
Sofía and Anita, grew to
adulthood (five children died
before becoming adults).
• 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
• 1880s, he expanded his anti-friar
movement from Malolos to Manila
1888 banishment order against
him.
Writings: Dudas, Caiingat Cayo,
Kadakilaan ng Diyos, Dasalan at
Toksohan, Sagot ng Espanya sa
Hibik ng Pilipinas, Pasyong Dapat
Ipag-alab nang Puso ng Taong
Babasa, La Soberania Monacal en
Filipinas, at La Frailocracia Filipina
Interruption of law studies at UST (1869)
• 1869, del Pilar acted as a • Judge, Félix García Gavieres
padrino or godfather at a Sent del Pilar to Old Bilibid
baptism in San Miguel, Manila Prison. (Carcel y Presidio
Correccional)
Case: Marcelo questioned the
excessive baptismal fees by parish
priest of San Miguel, Manila.
 Cavite mutiny (1872)
• 1872, del Pilar was living with a
Filipino priest named Mariano
Sevilla.
• Sevilla was deported to the
Mariana Islands along with del
Pilar's eldest brother, Fr. Toribio
Hilario del Pilar.
Activities after the Cavite mutiny and
marriage
• 1874-1875-Worked as oficial de • 1878-1880)-Return to UST and
silia in Pampanga graduation.
• 1878-1879- In Quiapo • 1880 He earned his licenciado
• February 1878, he married his en jurisprudencia (equivalent to
second cousin Marciana a Bachelor of Laws
Anti-friar campaign in the Philippines (1880–
1888)
• 1882 Founded Diariong Tagalog • José Rizal: essay El Amor Patrio
Del Pilar, together with was featured in the newspaper.
Basilio Teodoro Moran and Del Pilar translated it into
Pascual H. Poblete. Tagalog language, Ang Pagibig sa
• first bilingual newspaper in the Tinubúang Lupà (Love of
Philippines Country)
• financed by the wealthy Spanish
liberal Francisco Calvo y Muñoz.
Del Pilar became the editor of
the Tagalog section.
The pre-1863 lithograph photo of Malolos Cathedral before the
earthquake that tore down its clock tower in 1863. This was one
of the sites of del Pilar's anti-friar activities.
Anti-friar activities in Malolos (1885)
• Malolos became the center of
del Pilar's anti-friar movement.
• 1885-The first success of the
movement, when the liberal
Manuel Crisóstomo was elected
gobernadorcillo by the citizens
of Malolos
• The Binondo incident (1887)
• the notorious incident occurred
between the natives, Chinese,
and Chinese mestizos
• Timoteo Lanuza, requested Fr.
José Hevia Campomanes, the
friar curate of Binondo Church,
to prioritize the natives over the
Chinese in the fiesta
 The Binondo incident (1887)
• 1887--- Timoteo Lanuza, requested Fr. José Hevia Campomanes, the
friar curate of Binondo Church, to prioritize the natives Chinese over
the Chinese mestzo in the fiesta.
• The Spanish used the term mestizo de sangley to refer to a person of
mixed Chinese and indigenous/Indio.
• Fr. Hevia was removed as friar curate of Binondo by the liberal
governor-general Emilio Terrero.
• The organizer of the fiesta, Juan Zulueta, was a disciple of del Pilar.
The Spanish used the term
mestizo de sangley to refer to
a person of mixed Chinese
and indigenous/Indio
Implementation of Quiroga's decree on
funerals (1887)
• October 18, 1887--executive • Friar Felipe García, the friar-
order issued by Benigno curate of Malolos, aggravated
Quiroga y López Ballesteros the authorities by parading the
• Prohibiting the exposition of body of the servant of Don
dead bodies of cholera victims in Eugenio Delgado.
the churches
• Crisóstomo, the gobernadorcillo
of Malolos at that time,
proclaimed Quiroga's decree by
means of a parade led by a brass
band.
Establishment of schools in Bulacan (1888)
• January 21, 1888, del Pilar worked for the establishment of a school
of "Arts, trades, and Agriculture" by drafting of a memorial to the
gobernador civil (civil governor) of Bulacan. This was signed by the
gobernadorcillos, ex-gobernadorcillos, leading citizens, proprietors,
industrialists, professors, and lawyers of the province.

• Pedro Payo y Piñeiro, O.P. (1814 – 1889) was the 24th Archbishop of
Manila who took charge in 1876 until his death in 1889.
Anti-friar protest in Manila (1888)
• March 1, 1888-All principales in The manifesto enumerated the
metro manila and nearby abuses/crimes of the friars and
provinces. manifesto Presented demanded their expulsion from
by: Doroteo Cortés and José A. the Philippines including Manila
Ramos to the Queen Regent. Archbishop Pedro P. Payo himself.
• Manifisto Entitled
• Viva España! Viva el Rey! Viva el
Ejército! Fuera los Frailes!" (Long
live Spain! Long live the King! Long
live the Army! Throw the friars
out!
Del Pilar's defense of Rizal's Noli Me Tángere
(1888)

José Rodríguez, an Augustinian priest, authored a pamphlet entitled

¡Caiñgat Cayó!: Sa mañga masasamang libro,t, casulatan (Beware!: of bad
books and writings, 1888

On August 3 of the same year, del Pilar wrote Caiigat Cayó (Be
as Slippery as an Eel. ) under the pen name Dolores Manapat
Valeriano Weyler succeeded Molto as
the governor-general of the Philippines.
Investigations were escalated during
Weyler's term. Gómez Florio, the
Spanish governor of Bulacan and del
Pilar's friend, was removed from his
position
• An arrest warrant was issued against
del Pilar.
• accusing him of being a filibustero
(subversive) and heretic. Upon the
advice of his friends and relatives, del
Pilar left Manila for Spain on October
28, 1888.[38]
• Dasalan at Tocsohan (Prayers
and Mockeries
• The Pasióng Dapat Ipag-alab
nang Puso nang Taong Babasa
(Passion That Should Inflame the
Heart of the Reader. This book
was written by del Pilar before
left the country,
• Pedro Serrano y Lactao
A copy of La Solidaridad, the principal organ
of the Reform Movement in Spain.
• Del Pilar was also able to organize the Caja de Jesús, María y José, the
objective of which was to continue propaganda and provide
education to indigent children. He managed the organization with
the assistance of Mariano Ponce, Gregorio Santillán, Mariano
Crisóstomo, Lactao, and José Gatmaitán. Caja de Jesús, María y José
was later terminated and replaced by Comité de Propaganda
(Committee of Propaganda) in Manila.
Propaganda movement in Spain (1889–1896)
• on January 1, 1889- del Pilar arrived in Barcelona, Spain
• He headed the political section of the Asociación Hispano-Filipina de
Madrid (Hispanic Filipino Association of Madrid)
• February 17, 1889 -del Pilar wrote a letter to Rizal, praising the young
women of Malolos for their bravery.
• Early 1889 governor weyler approved night school for women.
• on February 22, 1889--Rizal wrote his famous letter to the women of
Malolos, Sa Mga Kababayang Dalaga Sa Malolos (To the Young
Women of Malolos)
La Solidaridad (1889)
• December 15, 1889-- del Pilar succeeded Graciano López Jaena as
editor of the La Solidaridad.
• Using propaganda, it pursued the desires for: assimilation of the
Philippines as a province of Spain; removal of the friars and the
secularization of the parishes; freedom of assembly and speech;
equality before the law; and Philippine representation in the Cortes,
the legislature of Spain.
A copy of La Solidaridad, the principal organ of the Reform
Movement in Spain
The conflict between del Pilar and Rizal
(1891)
• In 1890, a rivalry developed between del Pilar and Rizal. This was
mainly due to the difference between del Pilar's editorial policy and
Rizal's political beliefs.
• On January 1, 1891, about 90 Filipinos gathered in Madrid.
• , the Pilaristas and the Rizalistas: Rizalistas won the first two election.
• Closure of La Solidaridad (1895)
• November 15, 1895. Before his death, del Pilar rejected the theory of
assimilation. Planning an armed struggle, del Pilar stated:
A photograph of the Ilustrados in Madrid (ca. 1890). Del Pilar is standing beside Rizal, second row, sixth
from right.
Later years, illness, and death (1895-1896)
• July 4, 1896 – He was taken to the Hospital de la Santa Cruz (Hospital
Civil) in Barcelona. Del Pilar died there.
• He was buried the following day in a borrowed grave at the
Cementerio del Sub-Oeste (Southwest Cemetery).
• Insurrection is the last remedy, especially when the people have
acquired the belief that peaceful means to secure the remedies for
evils prove futile.
• This statement inspired the Katipunan, a revolutionary organization
founded by Andrés Bonifacio.
Reactions after death
News of his death reached the Philippines. La Politica de España en
Filipinas, the publication of the Spanish priests, paid respect to him:
• Del Pilar, the Tagalog who, as publicist, inspired us with the
greatest esteem. As a reformist, he is doubtless the greatest
produced by the Tagalog race.[54] ”
Ramón Blanco y Erenas, the Governor-General of the Philippines at
that time, eulogized del Pilar as:
• The most intelligent leader, the real soul of the separatists,
very superior to Rizal

Del Pilar's remains were returned to the Philippines on December 3,

1920 and was buried initially at the Manila North Cemetery. It was later
transferred to his birthplace in Bulakan, Bulacan on August 30, 1984
The National Shrine of Marcelo
Marcelo H. del Pilar's monument
H. del Pilar in San Nicolás,
in Bulacan's provincial heroes'
Bulacán, Bulacan
park at Bulacan State University.
BIOGRAPHY – FILIPINO POLITICIAN
• 4th President of the University of
the Philippines
• In office
• 1925–1933
• Preceded by: Guy Potter
Benton
• Succeeded by: Jorge Bocobo
 PERSONAL DETAILS
• Born Rafael Palma y • Political party Nacionalista
Velásquez Party
• October 24, 1874 • Spouse(s) Carolina Ocampo
• Tondo, Manila, Captaincy • Alma mater Ateneo de
General of the Philippines Manila University
• DiedMay 24, 1939 (aged 64) • University of Santo Tomas
• Manila, Commonwealth of the
Philippines
 Education of Rafael palma
• June 1882 -- He enrolled in a public school in Tondo
• 1885 -- he began his studies at the Ateneo de Manila and graduated
with a Bachelor of Arts degree
• 1892, he began to study law at the University of Santo Tomas.
• while in the university he was employed in the Office of the Bureau of
Lands.
• He joined the libertarian movement as a reporter in La
Independencia, the first Filipino daily newspaper, founded and
directed by General Antonio Luna.
• When Luna died, he assumed the paper’s editorship and continued
the nationalistic commitment.
• He also wrote for La Patria and other papers. He joined Sergio
Osmena and Jaime de Veyra and founded in February, 1900, the first
daily newspaper in Cebu, El Nuevo Dia.
• He passed the bar examinations in 1901 but did not practice his
profession right away. Instead, he founded the newspaper El
Renacimiento which was first published.
• September 3, 1901. He practiced his law profession and at the same
time taught at the Escuela de Derecho when he left newspaper work
in 1903.
• He started politics when he became a member and secretary of the
Association of Peace. Senator Palma established his residency in
Cavite and presented his candidacy as assemblyman for the province
in 1907 and he successfully won said election.
• June 1909, Governor-General James A. Smith appointed him member
of the second Philippine Commission and became the youngest
member to serve up to 1916.
• He was elected as Senator for six years and represented the fourth
district comprising Laguna, Manila, Rizal and Biñan. In 1917,
• appointed by Governor-General Francis B. Harrison to the Cabinet as
Secretary of Interior
• July 1925, he was inaugurated as the fourth president of the
University of the Philippines up to 1933 the same year when he ran
again in the Senate and won.