London Rizal is glad of the publication of La Solidaridad – The excessive Ilocanism of Isabelo de los – Reyes apropos the question of Diego Silang – Testimony of historians – Italian manuscripts about the Philippines – One of the Filipinos at Barcelona should study...
1889
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.
1 February 1889
Barcelona Rizal calls for unity – Serrano cautions that unity may bring misfortune down on all instead of a few – A coded letter full of satire – Rizal and Serrano both agree the friars are “our only salvation” – The Jesuits founded Academia Pedagogica for Serrano to...
31 January 1889
London Condolence on the misfortunes of Austria — Blumentritt accepts the presidency of the International Association of Philippinists — We wish to obtain the happiness of the Philippines through noble and just means — “If I had to commit a villainy to make her happy,...
28 January 1889
Barcelona 28 January 1889 Jose Rizal To the Members of Solidaridad My dear Compatriots, Gratefully acknowledging the great honor that you have just accorded me – appointing me Honorary President of the association you have recently founded and which I wish a...
15 January 1889
Madrid 15 January 1889 Antonio Luna Dear Rizal, That I have written you that you take charge of collecting the quotas of the subscribers in Barcelona must have been a phenomenal lapsus plumae.[1] The reason is that on the same day, and moments before it, I was writing...
14 January 1889
London London, 14 January 1889 My dear Friend, How long a time that I have not written you! I was very busy and I did not want to write you until after I had finished my work in order to surprise you with a grand news. Now everything is ready. We have formed an...
12 January 1889
Calamba Abuses of the administrator of the Hacienda — Persecution of his sister Lucía — Cheerless town feast — Need for reforms in local government — Need for a book written in Tagalog — La España Oriental, new bilingual periodical — “It is impossible to live in peace...
8 January 1889
London La vision de Fr. Rodriguez is very well written – To be published by the Filipinos at Barcelona – Perhaps del Pilar may be able to put an end to dissidence and rivalry – Board of Directors of La Solidaridad association – Rizal’s letter, read at the banquet,...
6 January 1889
Paris 6 January 1889 Valentin Ventura Mr. Jose Rizal London Dear Friend, On hand is your New Year greeting card and I give you a million thanks for it. Purposely I have not sent you mine because I was thinking of writing you to wish you all kinds of happiness for the...
6 January 1889
London Rizal sends Pomce a post card from London, 6 January 1889 requesting him to make a correction in La vision de Fr. Rodriguez – Soften the harsh statements because Archbishop Payo is dead. * * * 37 Chalcot Crescent, Primrose Hill London 6 January 1889 Jose Rizal...