Mariano Ponce * Eldest among the seven siblings of Mariano Ponce (father) and Maria Collantes de Los Santos (mother) * A Researcher, historian, bibliographer, propagandist, diplomat, physician, folklorist, and an outstanding reformist. * Birthday – March 23 1863 * Birthplace – Baliuag, Bulacan * Wife - Okiyo Udanwara – a Japanese girl. * Died on May 23, 1918 in the Civil Hospital on Hong Kong. His remains lie on Cementerio del Norte, Manila.
Education
Primary: Baliuag, Bulacan
Secondary:
* Juan Evangelista in Hugo Ilagan * Escolastico Salandaan in Manila
College:
* San Juan de Letran (1885) - Bachelor of Arts * University of Sto. Tomas – Medicine * Central University of Madrid (1887-1889) – finished Medicine
Works
Some of his works are: * Efemerides Filipinas, a column on historical events in the Philippines which appeared in La Oceania Española (1892–1893) * El Ideal (1911–1912) * Ang Wika at Lahi (1917), a discussion on the importance of a national language. * Mga Alamat ng Bulacan (Legend of Bulacan) -Contains legends, and folklores of his native town. * Pagpugot kay Longinos (The Beheading of Longinos) - A play shown at the plaza of Malolos, Bulacan. * Sobre Filipinos (About the Filipinos)

* Ang mga Pilipino sa Indo-Tsina (The Filipinos in Indo-China) * In 1909 he was made director of El Renacimiento
Pen Names * Naning * Kalipulako - named after Lapu-Lapu; and * Tikbalang – a supernatural being in Pilipino folklore.
His Journey * Co-founder of La Solidaridad along with Lopez Jaena * Become the head of the Literary Section of the Asociacion Hispano-Filipina, created to aid the Propaganda Movement where he served as secretary. * He was imprisoned for 48 hours on suspicion of having associations with the mutiny. (Europe) * Later sailed to