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(Manuel Artigas)
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When his father died in 1874, Artigas moved to Manila, pursued his studies and worked in several colonial government agencies. Artigas worked for 
Administracion Central de Impuestos Directos, Almacenes de la Aduana de Manila,
Administracion Central de Loterias, Intervencion General de la Administracion del Estado, and
the Administracion Provisional de Manila.


While working in the government, Artigas pursued his interest in journalism. He wrote for the Diario de Manila and later for El Amigo del Pueblo. In 1891, his first book, Manual del Empleados, was published. In 1892, he was publisher and editor of the bi-monthly local
government review, El Faro Administrativo. In 1894, he published El Municipio Filipino 2
Volumes and Diccionario Tecnico-historico de la Administracion de Filipinas.


Artigas setup his own printing press on Calle San Jose in Intramuros. He bought the press that used to print the Periodical El Eco del Sur in Camarines. 


At the height of the revolution in early 1897, Artigas sold the press and evacuated his family to Spain.
There he continued writing for some periodicals. He founded the periodical La Voz de Ultramar, through which he exposed the abuses of Spanish authorities in the Philippines. He
became acquainted with prominent Spaniards who sympathized with the Filipino cause like Señores Moret and Quiroga Ballasteros, who employed him in the Junta de Publicidad del Ministerio del Ultramar, which he served from January to June 1898. In Barcelona, he became adviser and chronicler of Sub-comite Revolucionario headed by Tito Acuña. Artigas later became
its director.

October 15, 1866: Manuel Artigas was born in Tacloban, Leyte