Tokyo Tokyo, 14 March 1888 Dear Friend, I hope you have already received my first letter from this country of the sun. In it I was telling you about the Europeanization of this empire. Now I know it a little better because I made a trip to the interior which delighted...
1887
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.
4 March 1887
Tokyo Tokyo Hotel, Tokyo, 4 March 1888 Dear Friend, Here you have your friend Rizal, wonder of the Japanese, who has a Japanese face but does not speak Japanese. In the streets, when I do my shopping, people look at me and ill-bred children laugh at me because I speak...
13 December 1887
Manila 13 December 1887 Mr. Jose Rizal Calamba My dear Sir and Friend, With regret I inform you that until now the box is still in the warehouses of the customs and I believe will remain there for some more days until the censor deigns to issue his already known...
27 November 1887
Baculud, Pampanga Baculud, Pampanga, 27 November 1887 My dear Friend, Great was my joy upon receiving your letter because you showed me your sincere desire to come here in order that we might see each other, though for powerful reasons you say that your parents forbid...
3 December 1887
Kalamba Rizal is busy with surgical operations — He has earned more that Php 900 — Will return to Europe — “Everybody wants me to leave the Philippines.” — The Government wants him as far away as possible — “The Filipinos fear for me and for themselves.” — Kind words...
15 November 1887
Leitmeritz 15 November 1887 Dearest Friend, I have before me your letter of 26 September which I had awaited with so much anxiety. Unfortunately the joy of knowing that you are well and enjoying good health has been deeply darkened by the sad news of the death of your...
16 November 1887
Leitmeritz 16 November 1887 To Dr José Rizal Calamba, Province of Laguna de Bay Island of Luzon, Philippines Via Brindisi My very dear Friend, I take pleasure in sending you by today’s mail a picture book for the children of your late sister. May you keep in good...
14 November 1887
Leitmeritz 14 November 1887 To Dr José Rizal Calamba, Province of Laguna de Bay Island of Luzón, Philippines Via Brindisi Dearest Friend, Your long silence is painful to us. Are you sick or has some mishap befallen you? I hope not. Please write me. For the New Year we...
29 October 1887
Leitmeritz, Austria He asks for a Tagalog grammar and dictionary. * * * Leitmeritz, Austria, 29 October 1887 To Dr José Rizal Calamba, Province of Laguna de Bay Island of Luzón, Philippines Via Brindisi Dearest Friend, With great pleasure I received your interesting...
19 October 1887
Kalamba Popularity of Blumentritt’s letters among the family — A gymnasium hall in Kalamba — To diminish the people in the cockpit and the panguingue — German translation of Noli by Blumentritt — Many in Manila afraid of Rizal calling on their house — Did not visit...