Patricio Mariano

Patricio Mariano y Geronimo (17 March 1877 at Santa Cruz, Manila – 28 January 1935), son of son of Petronilo Mariano and Dionisia Geronimo.,[1][2] was a Filipino nationalist, revolutionary, pundit,[3] poet, playwright, dramatist, short story writer, novelist, journalist,[3] violinist, painter, and a Katipunan member.He also wrote poetry, short stories, dramas, and operettas, focusing on romance, social conditions, and the hopes of the Filipino people and incorporating symbolism in his work.Some of his better known plays include Sampaguita ("Jazmine"), performed in 1901 at the Zorrilla Theater, the one-act drama Ang Silanganan ("The East" or "The Levant") at the Rizal Theater in Tondo, Manila on 30 December 1904, and Ang Pakakak ("The Tuba"), another one-act work, at the Manila Grand Opera House on 7 July 1913.,[1][2] Armed with his experience in printing, Mariano utilized his skills at the Imprenta de Malolos, a printing press located at Barasoain in Malolos, Bulacan,[1] ultimately becoming manager.[2] As a journalist, Mariano wrote articles for periodicals such as the El Heraldo de la Revolucion (The Herald of the Revolution) and the Ang Kaibigan ng Bayan (The Friend of the Nation).After the war, Mariano edited and wrote for other publications including Los Obreros, Ang Paggawa, Katwiran, Lunas ng Bayan, El Renacimiento Filipino, La Vanguardia, and Taliba.