Why did Pablo Neruda begin publishing under a pseudonym?

The Chilean poet Pablo Neruda, born Neftalí Ricardo Reyes Basoalto, began using his famous pseudonym to avoid his father's disapproval of his literary pursuits. His father, a railway worker, did not care for his son's poetry and actively discouraged him from writing. To pursue his craft despite this lack of support, the young poet adopted the name Pablo Neruda, which he later legally assumed in 1946.12