 From 1890 to around 1895, he edited and published "La Solidaridad" almost on his own because funds for the support of the fortnightly had become more and more difficult to raise in the Philippines.Del Pilar slowly lost hope in reforms and began to entertain the possibility of the Philippines separating from Mother Spain.Pining for his mother country and suffering from tuberculosis, Del Pilar died in Barcelona, Spain on July 4, 1896 at the age of 45.