Calamba, Laguna 26 September 1882 DEAREST BROTHER, I have read that you want to hear the Tagalog language, or our language, in order that you may not forget your origin and we your siblings. Papa always says, whenever we talk about you, that perhaps you will stay...
1882
This page presents the letters of José Rizal, carefully arranged in chronological order. Each entry follows the sequence of dates to provide a clear view of his thoughts, experiences, and correspondences as they unfolded through time.
26 September 1882
Calamba, Laguna MY DEAR BROTHER-IN-LAW AND DISTINGUISHED FRIEND, To save you pain I will not describe to you what we, our parents, your brothers, and brothers-in-law felt on account of your sudden departure. I’ll only tell you that, in view of certain counsels, they...
24 September 1882
Calamba, Laguna 24 September 1882 MR. JOSÉ RIZAL DEAR BROTHER-IN-LAW, I begin this letter with news of a notable event in the family. Your sister gave birth to baby boy at 11:45 this morning at the house of our parents, after having gone through the pains of...
16 September 1882
Manila Misuse of funds assigned for the control of the cholera epidemic – Closing of schools on account of the cholera – News of friends – Centenary of St. Theresa celebrated – Reiterates his advice to Rizal to study law – Italian opera company at Manila –...
15 September 1882
Calamba Calamba, 15 September 1882 MR. JOSÉ RIZAL Your letter dated 31 July at Barcelona is the latest one that we received here on 12 September; it takes the mail from there to here from 40 to 45 days then. How many things can happen during that time! In my last...
12 September 1882
Salazar, Trozo, Manila Basilio Teodoro Moran, publisher of Diariong Tagalog, reports to Rizal the censorship of his article El amor patrio – High praise for his literary work – Moran thinks Diarion Tagalog cannot live long on account of the indifference of the...
28 August 1882
Manila Rizal is remembered by his friends in Manila – His fiancée Leonor Rivera feels deeply his absence – His essay El amor patrio (Love of Country) appears in Diariong Tagalog – Cholera in Manila – At Madrid Rizal can cooperate with other Filipinos there working for...
25 August 1882
Calamba Calamba, 25 August 1882 DEAR BROTHER, As the curate and Antonino are writing you, I will take advantage of this opportunity to tell you something. Your last letter received here is dated at Barcelona; I don't know if any letter is missing; it would therefore...
24 August 1882
Calamba Calamba, 24 August 1882 MR. JOSÉ RIZAL MERCADO DEAR JOSÉ, We received your letter which you left with uncle Antonio when you left Manila. We understood all that you said in it, as well as your best wishes for our welfare. Likewise, we received your many...
24 July 1882
Calamba Calamba, 24 July 1882 DEAR BROTHER, I was not able to write you in the preceding mail about what occurred during the fiesta, because I was sure that uncle Antonio would inform you about it; and then an indisposition that I had precisely on the day of the...