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Tomás Pinpin
Tomás Pinpin was a printer, writer and publisher from Abucay, a municipality in the province of Bataan, Philippines, who was the first Philippine printer and is sometimes referred as the "Prince of the Filipino Printers." Pinpin is remembered for being the first Philippine personage to publish and print a book, ''"Librong Pagaaralan nang mga Tagalog nang Uicang Castilla"'' (Reference Book for the Tagalogs for Learning Spanish language) in 1610, entirely written by himself in the old Tagalog language, Tagalog orthography.Quirino, Carlos. The First Philippine Imprints. Journal of History 8 (Sept. 1960). Biography Early life Tomás Pinpin was born in Barrio Mabatang, Abucay, Bataan, between 1580 and 1585. The exact dates of birth and death as well as his parentage are unknown because in 1646 Dutch looters raided his home town of Abucay and burned the parish records. However, his last name indicates that he must have had Chinese ancestors. He is thought to have first come into conta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abucay
Abucay, officially the Municipality of Abucay, ( tl, Bayan ng Abucay), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of , Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 42,984 people. The mainly agricultural and fishing town is situated on the northeastern portion of the Bataan Peninsula, along Manila Bay, with a total land area of . It is from Balanga and from Manila, accessible via the Bataan Provincial Expressway, off Exit 25, or the parallel National Road in Bataan. Its westernmost elevated section is located within the Bataan National Park. History The first printing press in the Archipelago was found in this town. Tomas Pinpin, the first Filipino printer, learned the art from Fray Francisco Blanca de San Jose and Juan de Vera, a Chinese printer at the University of Santo Tomas. On June 23, 1647, a fierce battle was fought between the Dutch invaders and the Pampango defenders in the near the Abucay church area. Nearly 200 Pampangos were put to death ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
