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Pilar is Portuguese and Spanish for pillar. It has assumed a great religious significance due to

• Nuestra Señora del Pilar (Our Lady of the Pillar), the name given to the Blessed Virgin Mary for her appearance in Spain, where she is commonly depicted as standing on top of a pillar
  • María del Pilar (Mary of the Pillar), derived from the above, is a common female name in Latin American countries. In Spain, it is usually abbreviated to Pilar, and as such developed into a name in its own right.

People[link]

• Pilar (given name), a disambiguation page
• Adolf Pilar von Pilchau (1851–1925), Baltic German politician, regent of the United Baltic Duchy and baron
• Đuro Pilar (1846–1893), Croatian geologist, professor and rector at the University of Zagreb
• Fernando Pilar (born in born 1979), Brazilian football player
• Gladys del Pilar (born in born 1967), Swedish singer and dancer
• Gregorio del Pilar (1875–1899), one of the youngest generals in the Philippine Revolutionary Forces during the Philippine Revolution
• Ivo Pilar (1874–1933), Croatian historian, politician and jurist, considered the father of Croatian geopolitics
• Karel Pilař (born in born 1977), Czech professional ice hockey player
• Marcelo H. del Pilar (1850–1896), Filipino writer, journalist, satirist and revolutionary leader of the Philippine Revolution
• María del Pilar Pereyra (born 1978), Argentine butterfly swimmer
• Pío del Pilar (died 1931), Revolutionary General of the Philippines
• Václav Pilař (born in born 1988), Czech football player
• Pilar, both the protagonist in Ernest Hemingway's For Whom the Bell Tolls and his nickname for 2nd wife Pauline Pfeiffer
• Pilar (Ernest Hemingway's boat) Ernest Hemingway's boat
• Pilars de Pilar (disambiguation), a disambiguation page

Places[link]

Brazil[link]

• Morro do Pilar, Minas Gerais
• Pilar, Alagoas
• Pilar, Paraíba
• Pilar de Goiás, Goiás
• Pilar do Sul, São Paulo

Philippines[link]

• Pilar, Abra, a 5th class municipality in the province of Abra
• Pilar, Bataan
• Pilar, Bohol, a 4th class municipality in the province of Bohol
• Pilar, Capiz, a 4th class municipality in the province of Capiz
• Pilar, Cebu, a 5th class municipality in the province of Cebu
• Pilar, Surigao del Norte, a 5th class municipality within the island of Siargao, province of Surigao del Norte
• Pilar, Sorsogon, a 2nd class municipality in the province of Sorsogon

Elsewhere[link]

• Barrio El Pilar, a village and municipality in Río Negro Province in Argentina
• El Pilar, an ancient Maya city center located on the Belize-Guatemala border
• Pilar, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
• Pilar da Bretanha, a civil parish in the municipality of Ponta Delgada on the island of São Miguel, in the Azores
• Pilar de la Horadada, a town and district in the Province of Alicante, Spain
• Pilar, Goa, India
• Pilar, New Mexico, United States
• Pilar, Paraguay
• Pilar Partido, a partido located in the northern part of Greater Buenos Aires in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina

Other[link]

• Pilar, Ernest Hemingway's 1934 custom 38 foot fishing boat
• Fiestas del Pilar, a grand festival in Zaragoza, Spain
• Fort Pilar, a 17th century military defence fortress built by the Spanish colonial government in Zamboanga City, Philippines
• José and Pilar, a 125 minute documentary directed by Miguel Gonçalves Mendes
• Pilar College, a private sectarian school in Zamboanga City, Philippines
• Pilar Lopez-Fitzgerald, a fictional character on the NBC/DirecTV soap opera Passions
• Pilar sheath acanthoma, a cutaneous condition most often found on the face
• Pilar tuco-tuco, a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae
• Treaty of Pilar, a pact signed among the rulers of the Argentine provinces of Santa Fe, Entre Ríos and Buenos Aires

See also[link]

• Pilars (disambiguation), a disambiguation page
• Pillar (disambiguation)
• Pila (disambiguation)

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Gregorio del Pilar
Nickname	"Goyong" "Boy General"
Born	(1875-11-14)November 14, 1875 Bulacan, Bulacan, Philippines
Died	December 2, 1899(1899-12-02) (aged 24) Tirad Pass, Ilocos Sur, Philippines
Allegiance	First Philippine Republic
Service/branch	Philippine Revolutionary Army
Battles/wars	Philippine Revolution Philippine-American War *Battle of Quingua *Battle of Tirad Pass
Relations	Marcelo H. del Pilar, uncle

Gregorio del Pilar y Sempio (November 14, 1875—December 2, 1899) was one of the youngest generals in the Philippine Revolutionary Forces during the Philippine Revolution and the Philippine-American War. He is most known for his role and death at the Battle of Tirad Pass. Because of his youth, he was called the "Boy General."

Early life and education[link]

Born on November 14, 1875 to Fernando H. del Pilar and Felipa Sempio of Bulacan, Bulacan, del Pilar was the nephew of propagandist Marcelo H. del Pilar and Toribio H. del Pilar, who was exiled to Guam for his involvement in the 1872 Cavite Mutiny.

"Goryo", as he was casually known, studied at the Ateneo Municipal de Manila, where he received his Bachelor’s degree in 1896, at the age of 20. When the Philippine Revolution against Spanish rule broke out in August under the leadership of Andres Bonifacio, del Pilar joined the insurgency. He distinguished himself as a field commander while fighting Spanish garrisons in Bulacan.

Military career[link]

He later joined General Emilio Aguinaldo, who had gained control of the movement, in Hong Kong after the truce at Biak-na-Bato. During the Spanish American War, Aguinaldo returned to the Philippines and established the government of the First Philippine Republic. He appointed del Pilar section leader of the revolutionary forces in Bulacan and Nueva Ecija. On June 1, del Pilar landed in Bulacan with rifles purchased in Hong Kong, quickly laying siege on the Spanish forces in the province. When the Spaniards surrendered to del Pilar, he brought his men to Caloocan, Manila to support the other troops battling the Spaniards there.

When the Philippine-American War broke-out on February 1899, del Pilar led his troops to a short victory over Major Franklin Bell in the first phase of the Battle of Quingua on April 23, 1899, in which his forces repelled a cavalry charge and killed the highly respected Colonel John M. Stotsenburg,^[1] after whom Clark Air Base was originally named (Fort Stotsenburg).^[2]

Death[link]

Gregorio del Pilar's tomb (Bulacan Provincial Capitol plaza and his equestrian statue).

Gregorio del Pilar circa 1899

On December 2, 1899, del Pilar led 60 Filipino soldiers of Aguinaldo's rear guard in the Battle of Tirad Pass against the "Texas Regiment", the 33rd Infantry Regiment of the United States led by Peyton C. March. A delaying action to cover Aguinaldo's retreat, the five-hour standoff resulted in Del Pilar's death due to a shot to the neck (at the height or end of the fighting, depending on eyewitness accounts). Del Pilar's body was later despoiled and robbed by the victorious American soldiers.^[3]

Del Pilar's body lay unburied for days, exposed to the elements. While retracing the trail, an American officer, Lt. Dennis P. Quinlan, gave the body a traditional U.S. military burial. Upon del Pilar's tombstone, Quinlan inscribed, "An Officer and a Gentleman".^{[citation needed]}

In 1930, del Pilar's body was exhumed and was identified by the gold tooth and braces he had installed while in exile in Hong Kong.

Documentary[link]

His life was shown in the Philippine TV news show Case Unclosed as its 13th episode.

Movie Adaptation[link]

Tirad Pass: The Story of Gen. Gregorio del Pilar (1997) Starring Romnick Sarmenta as Gen. Gregorio del Pilar

Memorials[link]

Gregorio del Pilar's monument (Bulacan's provincial heroes' park, Bulacan State University).

• Fort Del Pilar, home of the Philippine Military Academy in Baguio, is named after him.
• In 1944, the Japanese-sponsored Philippine republic of President Jose P. Laurel issued the Tirad Pass Medal commemorating the battle and del Pilar's sacrifice. A bust of General del Pilar occupies the center of the obverse (front) side of the medal. The Tirad Pass Medal was the only award issued to recognize service to the Laurel government during the Japanese occupation.
• In 1955, the municipality of Concepcion in Ilocos Sur was renamed in his honor.
• In 1995, his life was featured in the movie "Tirad Pass: The Last Stand of General Gregorio del Pilar" starring Romnick Sarmienta.
• In 2011, the newest member of the Philippine Navy, BRP Gregorio del Pilar, was named after him. The ship was a patrol frigate.

Further reading[link]

• Zaide, Gregorio F. (1984). Philippine History and Government. National Bookstore Printing Press. 

Notes[link]

External links[link]

• IMDb - Tirad Pass: The Story of Gen. Gregorio del Pilar (1997)

Luca Barbarossa (born 15 April 1961, Rome) is an Italian singer-songwriter who has released 12 albums since 1981, and is known for his participation in the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest.

Early career[link]

In 1980, Barbarossa won the Castrocaro Song Festival, where he was spotted by a producer for the Fonit-Cetra record company, who signed him to a recording contract. As the Castrocaro winner, he was eligible to compete in the 1981 San Remo Festival, where he finished fourth with the self-penned song "Roma spogliata". His first self-titled album was released in the same year, and he toured as support act to Riccardo Cocciante. The album, and the singles released from it, were not notably successful and relations soured with Fonit-Cetra, leading to Barbarossa's departure from the label. He signed with the Italian division of the CBS label, where the decision was taken to try to establish him as a singles artist before releasing an album. In 1986, he again participated in the San Remo Festival with "Via Margutta", but only managed 18th place. Another San Remo entry in 1987 resulted in ninth place for "Come dentro un film", which was also the title of the first album he released for CBS in the same year. He achieved his best San Remo placement to date in 1988 with "L'amore rubato" finishing third.^[1]

Eurovision Song Contest[link]

In 1988, Barbarossa was chosen by broadcaster RAI as the Italian Eurovision representative with the song "Vivo (Ti scrivo)" ("Alive (I Write to You)").^[2] He went forward to the 33rd Eurovision Song Contest, held on 30 April in Dublin, where "Vivo (Ti scrivo)" finished in 12th place of 21 entries.^[3]

Later career[link]

Barbarossa won the 1992 San Remo Festival at his fifth attempt with "Portami a ballare", a song dedicated to his mother. In the 1990s he released four studio albums and a live album. In 1996 another San Remo entry with "Il ragazzo con la chitarra" placed 12th. A compilation album of his most popular songs, with two previously unreleased tracks, was issued in 2001.

Barbarossa's final San Remo participation to date came in 2003, with "Fortuna" finishing 10th. He released an album of the same name that year, before putting his recording career on hold for four years. He returned with a single, "Aspettavamo il 2000" in 2007, before releasing Via delle storie infinite, his first album for five years, in 2008.^[1]

San Remo Music Festival entries[link]

• 1981: "Roma spogliata" - 4th
• 1986: "Via Margutta" - 18th
• 1987: "Come dentro un film" - 9th
• 1988: "L'amore rubato" - 3rd
• 1992: "Portami a ballare" - 1st
• 1996: "Il ragazzo con la chitarra" - 12th
• 2003: "Fortuna" - 10th
• 2011: "Fino in fondo" - 8th

Albums discography[link]

• 1981: Luca Barbarossa
• 1987: Come dentro un film
• 1988: Non tutti gli uomini
• 1989: Al di là del muro
• 1992: Cuore d'acciaio
• 1993: Vivo
• 1994: Le cose da salvare
• 1996: Sotto lo stesso cielo
• 1999: Musica e parole
• 2001: Viaggio di ritorno
• 2003: Fortuna
• 2008: Via delle storie infinite
• 2011: Barbarossa Social Club

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website (Italian)
• Myspace page

Pilar Rahola.

Pilar Rahola i Martínez (Catalan pronunciation: [piˈɫa rəˈɔɫə]) (Barcelona, October 21, 1958) is a Catalan journalist, writer, and former politician and MP.

Rahola studied Spanish and Catalan Philology at the Universitat de Barcelona. She has published several books in Spanish and Catalan, and she is a columnist at La Vanguardia in Spain; La Nación in Argentina; and Diario de América in the United States. She appears frequently on television and has taken part in several university lectures.

She comes from a republican and anti-fascist family, and several of her relatives have been politicians or writers: Pere Rahola, minister of the navy of the republic; Frederic Rahola, first Síndic de Greuges (public defender) in the Generalitat de Catalunya; and Carles Rahola, a writer executed by Francoists. Rahola is married and has three children, two of them adopted: one from Barcelona, the other from Siberia.^[1]

From 1987 to 1990, Rahola was director of the Catalan publishing house Pòrtic, and as a journalist, she was involved in covering the Eritrean-Ethiopian War, the Balkan Wars, the Gulf War, and the fall of the Berlin Wall.

As a politician, she was the only member of Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya in Spanish Congress of Deputies representing Barcelona Province in the 5th and 6th Spanish legislatures from 1993 to 2000, as well as serving as vice-mayor of Barcelona city. She also participated in several committees of investigation, especially those related to political corruption such as the comisión Roldán.^[1]

In 1996, Rahola left Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya to join Àngel Colom and Joan Laporta in a new political group, the "Partit per la Independència," but after this failed she decided to concentrate on journalism and writing. Her areas of interest include women's rights, international human rights, and animal rights. In recent years she has spoken out about what she considers to be the hypocrisy of left wing politicians with regards to Israel and Zionism.^[2]

Prizes[link]

• Doctor honoris causa in Universidad de Artes y Ciencias de la Comunicación de Santiago de Chile, 2004, for her fight in favour of human rights
• Premio Javer Olam (2004), given by Jewish Chilean Community for her fight against antisemitism
• Cicla Price (2005), given for her fight against antisemitism
• Honour Member of University of Tel Aviv, 2006
• Golden Menora Price 2006, with Simone Weil, given by French Bnai Brith
• Scopus Award laureate 2007, given by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
• APEI Prize for her articles, given by "Asociación Profesional Española de Informadores de Prensa, Radio y Televisión"
• Honoured guest at the AIPAC's Policy Conference, 2008
• Senador Angel Pulido, 2009, given by "Federación de Comunidades Judías de España"
• Mass Media Award, 2009, given by American Jewish Committee, for her fight bias to Human Rights
• Daniel Pearl Award, 2010, given by Anti-Defamation League, "for her dedicated commitment to an honest and accountable journalistic code of ethics and for speaking honestly to the public"
• Morris Abram Human Rights Award, given by UN Watch for her defense of Human Rights . Geneva, 2011.
• Samuel Hadas Award 2012, gained with Felipe Gonzalez, José Maria Aznar and Jordi Pujol, and give by The Israeli Ambassady for fight towards good relationships between Jewish people and Spanish people.

References[link]

Bibliography[link]

• Aquell estiu color de vent - Editorial Pòrtic 1983. ISBN 84-7306-208-6
• Color de verano - Editorial Pòrtic 1983. ISBN 84-7306-208-6
• Aperitiu nocturn - Editorial Pòrtic 1985. ISBN 84-7306-260-4
• La qüestió catalana - Editorial Columna 1993. ISBN 84-7809-515-2
• Mujer liberada, hombre cabreado - Editorial Planeta 2000 ISBN 84-08-03499-5
• Dona alliberada, home emprenyat - Editorial Planeta 2000 ISBN 84-08-03477-4
• Carta a mi hijo adoptado - Editorial Planeta 2001 ISBN 84-08-03886-9
• L'adopció un acte d'amor - Editorial Columna 2001 ISBN 84-8300-760-6
• Carta ao meu filho adoptado - Editorial Ambar 2003 ISBN 972-43-0654-2
• Historia de Ada - Editorial RandomHouse Mondadori 2002 ISBN 84-9759-026-6
• 3x1: El món actual a través de 3 generacions - Editorial Plaza & James 2003 ISBN 84-01-38626-8
• Catalunya, any zero - Editorial Ara llibres 2004 ISBN 84-96201-16-3
• A favor de Israel -Editorial Certeza (2005) ISBN 84-96219-20-8
• La màscara del Rei Artur. Editorial La Magrana (2010)

La República Islámica de España. Editorial RBA libros (2011). ISBN 978-84-9867-986-1

External links[link]

• Pilar Rahola personal website
• Ficha de Pilar Rahola en el Congreso de los Diputados
• Photos of Pilar Rahola
• Ficha de autor de Pilar Rahola en Diario de América
• Recopilación de presentaciones en los medios argentinos.
• Look left in anger interview in "Haaretz", by Roi Bet Levi
• The anti-Israel hysteria. Article in Haaretz, 09-01-09 (http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=1054155&contrassID=2&subContrassID=4&sbSubContrassID=0)
• Speech of "Mass Media Award" from Pilar Rahola. Title: "A Shout for the voiceless", http://www.ajcarchives.org/AJCAudio/2009AM/PilarRahola050809.mp3
• David Harris's Radio Speech, about Pilar Rahola http://www.ajc.org/atf/cf/%7B42d75369-d582-4380-8395-d25925b85eaf%7D/DAVID%20HARRIS%20051209.MP3

Conference Chamberlain versus Sendler: from darkness to light.  http://www.pilarrahola.com/3_0/CONFERENCIAS/default.cfm?ID=1914