London Jesuits and Augustinians no longer want to correspond with Blumentritt — Those who consider that their own opinion is better than that of others are not worthy of our friendship — They have no friends but acolytes — There are not 50 Spaniards like Geler — Vidal...
1888
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 October 1888
Leon 30-2°, Madrid 27 October 1888 Antonio Luna[1] Dear Rizal, I have before me your letter of the 22nd which I am answering. I expected from you such an answer with reference to Llorente and Lete, but your opinion with regard to the management of the periodical,...
28 October 1888
Paris 28 October 1888 Valentin Ventura Mr. José Rizal y Mercado London Dear Friend, On hand are your two last letters, always pleasing, dated 2 and 4 instant respectively, which I have read and I am now going to answer them. In your letter of the 4th you say I need...
15 October 1888
Cebú Cebú 15 October 1888 MR. JOSÉ RIZAL 37 Chalcot Crescent, Primrose Hill, N.W. London MY DEAR BROTHER, As I have told you in my previous letter of the 6th instant, I am banished as a preventive measure by decree of the Superior Government to the town of Tagbilaran,...
19 October 1888
Leon 30-2°, Madrid 19 October 1888 Antonio Luna Dear Rizal, I have thought of writing you for a long time but… sometimes for not knowing your address, at other times for not knowing your whereabouts, the fact is that I have not done it until now that I have your...
13 October 1888
London A brother-in-law of Rizal banished to Bohol — Without due process of law — The beginning of reprisals? — Booklets for and against Rizal sent to Blumentritt — Geler’s book says many truths — “And if we cannot take revenge, our children and our grandchildren will...
12 October 1888
London Father Vicente Garcia’s courage is inspiring – The Noli is being analyzed critically in the Philippines – Rizal: “My work has defects.” – Too engaged to manage a periodical – Intensive research in the history of the Philippines at the British Museum to prepare...
12 October 1888
London Rizal reading the old sources of Philippine history — He will not leave London until he has explained all the books and manuscripts relating to our country — “Let Desengaños say what he wants . . . Who among Filipinos and Spaniards wrote the first insulting...
6 October 1888
Barcelona 6 October 1888 Mr. Jose Rizal My very dear Friend, I have received your pleasing letter of the 30th of last month. You have nothing to thank me for. One who is only complying with his duty does not deserve gratitude. Moreover, what I do is so little that I...
3 October 1888
Paris Paris, 3 October 1888 Mr. Jose Rizal Dear Rizal: I received in Houlgate your letter with the receipt enclosed. I am very sorry for what is happening to your family in Manila. This revenge is mean and very detrimental to your brother and brother-in-law. I’ll be...