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Honorio López
1875–1958
A lively voice from early 20th-century Manila, this Filipino journalist, playwright, publisher, and revolutionary wrote in Tagalog and helped keep nationalist memory alive in print. His surviving works include historical and literary pieces such as Dimasalang Kalendariong Tagalog and a biography of José Burgos.
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About the author
Born in Santa Cruz, Manila, on December 30, 1875, and raised in Tondo, he later studied at the Colegio de San Juan de Letran. Sources consistently describe him as a journalist, playwright, publisher, propagandist, and revolutionary, placing him among the writers and activists shaped by the political upheavals of his time.
His known body of work shows a strong interest in Tagalog writing and in Filipino history. Project Gutenberg and library records list works including Dimasalang Kalendariong Tagalog and Ang Tunay na Buhay ni P. Dr. José Burgos, suggesting a writer who moved comfortably between literature, public commentary, and historical remembrance.
He died on July 3, 1958. Although detailed biographical material is limited online, the historical marker records and library sources make clear that he was remembered not only as an author, but also as a public figure whose writing was closely tied to the nationalist life of the Philippines.