Marcelo H. Del Pilar - Notable Works

Notable Works

• Ang Pagibig sa Tinubúang Lupà (August 20, 1882) - Tagalog translation of Rizal's El Amor Patrio.
• Caiigat Cayó (Barcelona, 1888) - a pamphlet which defended Rizal's Noli Me Tángere against the attacks of Fr. José Rodriguez.
• Dasalan at Tocsohan (Barcelona, 1888) - a kind of mock-prayer book which he wrote with his friends, Pedro Serrano y Lactao and Rafael Enriquez.
• Ang Cadaquilaan nang Dios (Barcelona, 1888) - a catechism sarcastically aimed against the friars but also contains a philosophy of the power and intelligence of God and an appreciation for and love for nature.
• La Soberanía Monacal en Filipinas (Barcelona, 1888) - a pamphlet which presented in details the abuses of Spanish friars in the Philippines. Published under his pseudonym, Plaridel, the work consists of four parts, namely The Friars in the Philippines, Its Political Aspect, Its Economic Aspect, and Its Religious Aspect.
• Pasióng Dapat Ipag-alab nang Puso nang Tauong Babasa (Barcelona, 1888) - a parody of Pasióng Genesis.
• La Frailocracia Filipina (Barcelona, 1889) - an answer to a pamphlet entitled Los Frailes en Filipinas which was written by a Spaniard. The arguments were in five parts, namely, the much-mooted problem of filibusterism, the much-vaunted love of the friars for Spain, the disagreement of Filipino civilization by the friars, the influence of the friars on the Filipinos, and the aspirations of the Filipinos.
• Sagót ng España sa Hibíc ng Filipinas (Barcelona, 1889) - a poem pleading for change from Spain but that Spain is already old and weak to grant any aid to the Philippines. It is written in answer to Hermenigildo Flores' Hibíc ng Filipinas sa Inang España.
• Dupluhan... Dalits... Bugtongs (Malolos, 1907) - are fragments of del Pilar's farce, published after his death.
• Sa Bumabasang Kababayan (unpublished)