Calamba DEAR FRIEND, I wish to tell you that we are here at your house and that Dandoy has been sick for a long time. If you wish to hear Dandoy hum Italian and cough German, come here and you will hear a coughing without equal, surpassing even the cough that you want...
1883
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.
27 November 1883
Calamba DEAR BROTHER, Don't be resentful if I have not written you for a long time. It is only because of my numerous duties. Now I wish to tell you that you have a new nephew (Aristeo). He is very big and is waiting for you anxiously. Perhaps when you return, you...
27 November 1883
Calamba Calamba. 27 November 1883 MY DEAR SON, On the 13th of this month we ate at your Aunt Betang's house and on the 14th we slept there, because we three had our group picture taken to send to you so that you will not get sad. We happen to talk about your great...
27 November 1883
Calamba MY DEAREST BROTHER, Don't mind my failure to write you and don't resent it. It is not due to my lack of regard for you but to the sickness that visited us. First of all was the cholera. Because of it we moved to our parents' house where we are now all living...
21 November 1883
Madrid Unfair treatment of Filipino engraver Figueroa in the filing of a professorial chair at the Acadamia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando — Rumors of war between France and Germany — Announcing his graduation from the medical college in 1884 — Some of the food sent...
16 October 1883
Lipa Lipa, 16 October 1883 Mr. Jose Rizal Madrid My Dearest Friend, In my possession are your two letters, the first from Barcelona of 20 July and the second from Madrid of 29 December and I am informed of their contents. I have the greatest pleasure to answer you but...
11 October 1883
Madrid 28 October 1883 MR. FRANCISCO RIZAL MERCADO MY DEAR PARENTS, Though without letters from you to give me news about your health, I know, however, through another person that you are admirably well, which makes me infinitely happy. As to myself, I'm perfectly...
15 September 1883
Manila Manila, 15 September 1883 MR. JOSE RIZAL MY OLD FRIEND AND DEAR NAMESAKE, If I do not continually inquire about you at Tomasina House where I know they receive letters from you every mail, undoubtedly I would have been surprised by these words which you put at...
11 September 1883
San Miguel, Madrid Vacillating between the law course and the philosophy and letters course — Madrid summer disagrees with him — Discusses the future prospects of Tacio and Dandoy, two Calamba youths — Filipinos at Madrid — Comparing Filipino and Japanese students —...
29 July 1883
Manila 29 July 1883 MR. JOSE RIZAL Y MERCADO MY VERY DISTINGUISHED FRIEND AND FUTURE COMPADRE, Through the kindness of my never sufficiently esteemed Compadre Pepe,[1] I received the expression of your affection that from that adorned and aristocratic city you had the...