Tomas Pinpin

Location: Limbagang Pinpin Museum and Resort, Abucay, Bataan
Category: Personages
Type: Biographical marker
Status: Level II – Historical marker
Marker Date: November 23, 2019
Installed By: National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP)

TOMAS PINPIN

MANUNULAT, MANLILIMBAG, MANG-UUKIT AT MAKATA. ISINILANG SA ABUCAY, BATAAN, NOONG HULING BAHAGI NG IKA-16 NA DANTAON. NATUTO SA PALIMBAGAN NI PADRE FRANCISCO BLANCAS DE SAN JOSE, O.P. SA ABUCAY, 1608. INILATHALA ANG SARILING SULAT NA AKLAT, ANG LIBRONG PAGAARALAN NANG MANGA TAGALOG NANG UICANG CASTILA, SA TULONG NI DIEGO TALAGHAY, 1610. NAKIBAHAGI SA PAGLILIMBAG NG MAHAHALAGANG AKLAT, 1610–1639. ISA SA MGA UNANG PILIPINONG NAKATALAGANG NAGPAKABIHASA SA PAGLIKHA NG MGA LIBRO AT PAGSULAT NG MGA TULA AT AWIT.

Marker text (English):
TOMAS PINPIN

WRITER, PRINTER, ENGRAVER AND POET. BORN IN ABUCAY, BATAAN, DURING THE LATE 16TH CENTURY. APPRENTICED AT THE PRINTING PRESS OF FR. FRANCISCO BLANCAS DE SAN JOSE, O.P. IN ABUCAY, 1608. PUBLISHED HIS OWN AUTHORED BOOK, LIBRONG PAGAARALAN NANG MANGA TAGALOG NANG UICANG CASTILA, WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF DIEGO TALAGHAY, 1610. CONTRIBUTED TO THE PRINTING OF IMPORTANT BOOKS, 1610–1639. AMONG THE FIRST FILIPINOS RECORDED TO BE WELL-TRAINED IN ENGRAVING BOOKS AND COMPOSING POEMS AND SONG.

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