Madrid Madrid, 3 June 1887 Mr. Jose Rizal General Delivery Geneva Dear Laong Laan, Today I received your card of the 31st of May. Yesterday I wrote Basilea of Bale from whom [may] please ask for my letter and a bundle of newspapers, general delivery. In that letter I...
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.
13 June 1887
Geneva Geneva, 13 June 1887 [Mr. Fernando Canon] My dear Classmate,[1] Between us two there can ever be inequality or disparity in manner of thinking. You know I was your great admirer those times when you deigned to write. I don’t know what devils deprived you of the...
15 May 1887
Madrid Aguirre has sold four copies of Noli me tangere – Application filed at Minsterio de Fomento[1] at Madrid for permit to import the Noli – Critical appreciation of the Noli – The review España en Filipinas and Cauit’s articles – His fears the review will die...
23 May 1887
Binondo, Manila Rizal’s Noli me tangere received enthusiasm – Highly praised – Comparable to Cervantes’ Don Quixote de la Mancha – Tomas del Rosario is ready to defend it, if it is attacked – He suggests a way of introducing it into the Philippines – Manuel Rodriguez...
29 May 1887
Munich (Munich) 29 May 1887 DEAR FRIEDRICH, I hope you are not angry with me for having long delayed answering your kind letter. It is because I have nothing to say, that is, nothing important, and so I could not write you a single line. I am on my way home and...
10 May 1887
Berlin 71 Jaegerstrasse, Berlin, 10 May 1887 DEAR PASTOR ULLMER: I hope you have already received my book which I sent you a month ago. I take the liberty of sending you now my picture and I beg you to send me yours. I am ready to go home. Tomorrow I am leaving to go...
15 May 1887
Madrid Madrid, 15 May 1887 Mr. Jose Rizal 71-III Jagerstrasse, Berlin Dear Che,[1] You are too much! You are curious! I thought you were already with our people in Manila… Is it not? I bade you farewell the other day; now you are still there!... Good! I received...
27 April 1887
Berlin Berlin, April 27, 1887 Jager Strasse 71, Berlin My dear Brother: I received your letter and the 1,000 pesos or 4,000 marks. From now on do not send me a cent more. Wait for my return which will take place this year. As to the Doctorate, since it is necessary...
3 April 1887
Europe Regidor[1] comments on the Noli – Who does not know “Fr. Damaso”? – Comments on “Capitan Tiago, Old Tasio, Fr. Salvi, the ‘good chap’ Don Primitivo, the ‘learned’ Fr. Sibyla and Maria Clara” – Critic of the first order – What the Filipinos lack are union,...
31 March 1887
Manila Sta. Cruz, Manila, 31 March 1887 MR. JOSÉ RIZAL MY DEAR BROTHER, This is my second letter to you and I have not received a single letter from you. Vestre [Silvestre] likewise has written you three times, the last one being addressed to Berlin containing a draft...