Manila Manila,….May 1886 Mr. Jose Rizal y Mercado Paris My distinguished Friend and Comrade, Taking advantage of the departure for that country of our mutual friend Mr. Valentin Ventura, I inform you that towards the end of the month of July of 1884, I was called to...
1886
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.
May 1886
Manila 91 Malinta, Binondo,. . May 1886 MR. JOSE RIZAL Y MERCADO MY DISTINGUISHED FRIEND AND NAMESAKE AND DEAR DR. CO-BABYLONIAN, I had been confined in bed on account of piles for a month when I received from the hands of our dear friend and very loyal fellow...
February 1886
[26?] Heidelberg (?) February 1886 MY DEAR PARENTS AND BROTHERS, I hope that you have received my previous letter and you are enjoying good health, which is ever my constant desire. For some 13 days now I've been attending the clinic for eye diseases (Augen Klinik) in...
January 1886
Paris Christmas in Paris — A pair of Grecian vases painted by Rizal — Good behavior of French children — The mansion of Dr. Wecker — Rizal is going to Germany where there are very good professors — Already writes all French as he does Spanish —He already can perform...
30 December 1886
Berlin Sinapsim and sudorific against torticollis — Meaning of race, nation, tribe, clan, caste — Viola wants to meet Blumentritt — A gift of a cigar-box — Seeing still strong old men like the emperor, Moltke, and Bismarck, Rizal longed to see his father reach...
25 December 1886
Berlin 25 December 1886 MY DEAREST MOTHER, Today, Christmas, I take up the pen to write you a few lines; I want to devote a few hours this morning to a mental conversation with you while I think constantly that probably at this time the little grandchildren are...
24 December 1886
Berlin Feverish, no sun and wintry wind — Another admirer of Blumentrtt — Rizal with Viola and young Moret on Christmas eve — Greetings — Christmas tree — At Manila, midnight supper with the family — The Belén with the Child Jesus — The best season in the Philippines...
9 December 1886
Berlin 9 December 1886 Esteemed Friend, Pardon me for not having answered at once your welcome letter which I received together with your photograph, because I was sick then, but it did me much good to hear how you talk about me and of my modest work. I have placed...
8 December 1886
Calamba Paciano is against Rizal's immediate return — He advices him to await the verdict on his novel, Noli me Tángere — Rizal's Tagalog translation of William Tell is not very idiomatic — Will translate Mary Stuart with the help of Capitan Marias — The new parish...
3 December 1886
Berlin 3 December 1886 MRS. TEODORA ALONZO MY DEAREST MOTHER, Although I haven't received news about your health for months now, I flatter myself, however, with the belief that you are enjoying the best of health, for otherwise my brothers and brothers-in-law would...