Madrid Madrid, 19 December 1885 MR. JOSE RIZAL FRIEND PEPE, For a long time I have not received a letter from you and I have not answered your last letter. We are well. The mail boat arrived and there was no letter for you. Hence I do not know if the letters have been...
1885
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 1885
Calamba Calamba, 27 November 1885 MR. JOSÉ RIZAL DEAR BROTHER, We received your two letters, one by mail and the other through the kindness of Mr. Basilio together with an image of Christ and a chess set. I accept all your censure therein, so much more justifiable as...
4 December 1885
Paris 4 December 1885 Friday MY DEAR PARENTS, In my last letter I told you about my study of eye diseases at the clinic of Dr. Wecker. I continue going there every day and I learn not a little and each time I see a new operation, a new disease. Dr. Wecker had me...
29 October 1885
Madrid Madrid, 29 October 1885 MR. JOSE RIZAL DEAR PEPE, Yesterday I received a notice from the post office of a letter with a declared value and I got it today and I saw that it was your letter. Thanks for remembering me. You know my situation, so I am grateful to...
October 1885
Madrid I sent to Barcelona the letter to Candido as soon as I received it. All the suyas[1] — Acevedo, Tiangco, Graciano, and others — send you regards. An embrace from, CEFERINO DE LEON Y SANTIAGO Lete[2] is very well and Fernandez is very sick. I sent to Valentin...
9 October 1885
Madrid Madrid, 9 October 1885 Mr. Jose Rizal (Paris) Dear Pepe, I received your letter and I am informed of your happy trip. I suppose that the picturesque and diverting trip did not disagree with you. I delivered to Desmont his and to Tiangco his also. They thank you...
October 1885
Madrid Rizal plans to go to Germany where the cost of living is lower than in England — Valentin Ventura sends him money— The German language would be useful — German colonial expansion — “…all Filipinos only want either to be Spaniards or be independent.” — “Our duty...
30 September 1885
Manila 30 September 1885 MR. JOSE RIZAL MY VERY DISTINGUISHED FRIEND AND OLD COMRADE, In my possession are your two esteemed letters of 28 June and 12 August last which I have the pleasure to answer. I'll begin with the second, informing you that Gonzaga and Tincho...
10 September 1885
Calamba They send him money — Price of sugar is fairly good. * * * Calamba, 10 September 1885 DEAR BROTHER, Enclosed a draft for ₱200. I don't send it to you by telegraph as I promised you in my preceding letter because it was our mother who went to Manila and brought...
13 September 1885
Albay Albay, 13 September 1885 ESTEEMED JOSÉ. On 10 August I sent the letters for Mr. Barrantes and Father Faura as I told you in my preceding letter, but as I have not received any information on the purpose of those letters, I thought it was timely to send to your...