Barcelona He asks for data on Diego Silang’s rebellion – He doubts the veracity of Isabelo de los Reyes’ account * * * Barcelona January 1889 Marcelo H. del Pilar [Mr. Jose Rizal] My dear Friend, Without any letter from you to answer I send you my picture as a...
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.
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...
January 1889
London Basa’s example of writing in defense of the Philippines is inspiring to other Filipinos – To serve a country there is nothing like being in it – Marcelo H. del Pilar did not need to come to Europe – Filipinos are afraid to buy the Noli – He asks Basa to keep...
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...
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...
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...
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...
1 January 1889
Bohol Bohol, Tagbilaran 1st January 1889 MY DEAR BROTHER, From Manila on 6 October of the year that has just ended I wrote you, telling you among other things that by decree of the Superior Government I am banished to this town for being a filibustero and your...