On May 17, 1857, Pascual H.

Poblete, a Filipino writer and publisher, one of the

Tagalog translators of Jose Rizal's Noli Me Tangere, was born in Naic, Cavite to
Francisco Hicaro and Maria Poblete. He was named Pascual Hicaro at birth but would
later adopt his mother's maiden name for his surname. Pascual finished his Bachelor in
Arts degree at the Liceo de Manila.

He had been contributing columns and essays for La Oceanie Española before he and
Marcelo H. del Pilar founded in 1882, Diariong Tagalog, the first bilingual newspaper in
the Philippines. He edited the Tagalog section and Marcelo H. del Pilar the Spanish
section.

Appointed member of the pacification campaign in Nueva Vizcaya by Spanish Governor

General Fernando Primo de Rivera, Poblete later incurred the wrath of the Spanish
authorities. He was separated from the government as a "dangerous man", and then
finally held "incomunicado". On October 12, 1896, he was banished to Spain as a
political prisoner. However, this did not deter him from putting out the paper El Progreso
de Madrid (the Progress of Madrid), which was managed by a Spanish friend. He
befriended other influential Spanish liberals, including Ministro de Ultramar Segismundo
Moret, who secured his release from prison.

Returning to Manila in 1899, he was arrested, this time, by the American authorities and
imprisoned in Fort Santiago. After his release he began contributing articles to several
Manila dailies including the Taliba, La Vanguardia, and El Mercantil.

In 1901, Poblete, together with Isabelo delos Reyes, put up a pro-labor newspaper El
Grito del Pueblo and would later help delos Reyes to organize the first national labor
union in the country, the Union Obrero Democratica (UOD). Poblete helped delos
Reyes and Father Gregorio Aglipay in establishing the Iglesia Filipina Independiente or
the Aglipayan church in 1902. He also helped organize the Partido
Nacionalista (Nationalista Party)

Some of his other contribution in the the field of journalism included the publication of
the following:

 Revista Popular de Filipinas (Popular Review of the Philippines), which started

September 1, 1888;
 Revista Catolica de Filipinas (Catholic Review of the Philippines);
 Patnubay ng Catolico (Catholic Guide);
 El Resumen (The Review), which started the reform movement in the
Philippines;
 El Bello Sexo (The Fair Sex), January 1901;
 El Hogar (The Home), January 11, 1893 and;
 Ang Pleigong Tagalog (The Tagalog Paper) in 1896.
 Poblete is also remembered for writing the Tagalog translation of the novel Noli Me
Tangere of Dr. Jose Rizal in 1909. A great admirer of Dr. Rizal, he published several
articles about the hero. It was an article published in July 1901 that Poblete broached
the idea of setting up a Rizal monument on the Luneta. Consequently, the Philippine
Commission approved Act No. 243 authorizing a fund campaign for the erection of the
monument.

Poblete also wrote dramas and zarzuelas (song and dance skits) in Tagalog. The
presentation of his play entitled Pag-ibig sa Tinubuang Lupa (Love of Native Land) so
irked the American authorities that Poblete and Pedro Reyes, the director of the play,
were ordered arrested.

Pascual married Leonicia Rieta of Manila, having died left him five children. Poblete
decided to remarry, his second wife, a Spanish lady, Rafaela Alemany, by whom he had
seven children.

Pascual H. Poblete dubbed as the "Ama ng Diariong Tagalog" (father of Tagalog

Newspaper) died of heart attack in Manila on February 5, 1921.

References

1. https://web.archive.org
2. Pascual H. Poblete (1857-1921) http://www.reocities.com/kabitenyo1
3. Wikipedia
4. https://aglipayan.wordpress.com

Part of this article was sourced by Harvey Blanco Poblete.

Si Pascual H. Poblete ay kinilalang mandudulang may maapoy na pagmamahal sa kalayaan ng

bayan. Ginamit niya ang kanyang panulat upang gisingin ang damdaming makabayan ng mga
Pilipino. Siya ay isinilang sa Naic, Cavite noong 17 Mayo 1858. Siya ay nagtapos ng Bachiller en
Artes sa Liceo de Manila.
Dahil sa pagtatanghal ng kanyang dulang Amor Patria, siya at ang mayari ng tanghalang ginamit sa
pagtatanghal ay nabilanggo, bagamat sila ay nakalaya rin. Siya ang nagtatag at naging patnugot ng
pahayagang El Resumen. Ginamit niya ito upang tuligsain ang mga katiwalian at pang-aaping
ginagawa ng mga makapangyarihang Kastila na siyang naging dahilan upang siya ay mausig at
ipatapon sa Africa.
Isa siya sa mga nagsalin sa Tagalog ng Noli Me Tangere ni Rizal. Siya rin ang nagtatag ng mga
pahayagang El Grito del Pueblo (Ang Tinig ng Bayan), noong panahon ng mga Amerikano.
Si Poblete rin ang sumulat ng dulang Pag-ibig sa Tinubuang Lupa na naging dahilan din ng kanyang
pagkakakulong. Taong 1879 nang maging katulong siyang mamamahayag sa pahayagang La
Oceana Espanola. Naging kolumnista siya ng Diariong Tagalog ni Marcelo H. del Pilar na
pinamatnugutan din niya nang si Del Pilar ay umalis patungong Espanya. Kasama din siya ni Del
Pilar sa pahayagang Revista Popular na naglathala ng mga artikulong iba-iba ang paksa na
naglayong imulat ang isipan ng mga Pilipino.
Ang itinuring na Ama ng Pahayagan ay bawian ng buhay sa taong 1921 sa gulang na 63.
1. The classic story of an innocent man wrongly, but deliberately
imprisoned and his brilliant strategy for revenge against those
who betrayed him. Dashing young sailor Edmond Dantes (Jim
Caviezel) is a guileless and honest young man whose peaceful
life and plans to marry the beautiful Mercedes (Dagmara
Dominczyk) are abruptly shattered when his best friend Fernand
(Guy Pearce), who wants Mercedes for himself, deceives him.
2. kasaysayang tunay na nangyari dakilang uliran ng̃ mg̃a babae