He was born in Kupang, san Nicolas, bulacan, on August 30, 1850. His parents were Juian H. del Pilar and blasa Gatmaitan.
As a boy, he studied first in the college owned by Mrs. hemminilda Flores, then at the San Jose College, from where he transferred to the Univer Sity of Santo Tomas. He finished law in 1880. He grew up to be one of the greatest propagandist who sought Philippine freedom through his pen.
In 1882, he established the newspaper "Diaryong Tagalog" which published his observations and criticisms on the way the Spaniards run the government and treated the people. using His pen name, PLARIDEL. he wrote jokes and satires agains the Spanish friars, notably "Dasalan" at Tusuhan" and "Kaiingat Kaya."
In Spain, he took the place of Graciano Lopez Jaena as Editor of the La Soladaridad the mouthpiece of the propagandists working for reforms for the Filipinos. But illness Kept him from holding the position for a long time. Soon he was too weak because of tuberculosis.He died on July 4, 1896 in Barcelona, Spain, away from his family
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