Leitmeritz, Bohemia, Austria Appreciation for Rizal’s artistic present – Favored by God whose brow the genius of the sublime has kissed – His home, a treasury of Filipino art – The Austrian press gave much publicity to the change of ministry in Spain – All against...
1890
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.
6 June 1890
Brussels You should be a model of virtues and good qualities "for the one who should teach should be better than the persons who need her learning." — Admonishes Choleng for adding to their family’s troubles — “To fall with the head high and a serene brow is not to...
4 June 1890
Brussels Rizal writes Ponce in Tagalog – Returning Ramon Riego de Dios’ greetings – Rizal is very friendly towards those who know how to love their native country – He esteems those of Kawit or Maragondong – “May the flowers form the Philippines not wither in Spain.”...
3 June 1890
Manila Manila, 3 June 1890 MR. JOSÉ RIZAL DEAR BROTHER-IN-LAW: I wish to inform you that the two brothers Emilio and Antonio and I are here in Manila and this afternoon I'm going to take them to the college of the Jesuit fathers. The whole family are well and so are...
2 June 1890
Barcelona We now have a rule on which to base Tagalog orthography – Copies of Noli sent to the Agencia Editorial of Arias – More copies of Morga – Ponce’s son wants a picture of Rizal – Ramon Riego de Dios, a progressive compatriot, wishes to be counted among Rizal’s...
2 June 1890
Manila Manila, 2 June '90 MR. JOSÉ RIZAL MY DEAR BROTHER, Perhaps you are very resentful because I haven't written you, but don't think that I've forgotten you, for you already know how dear you are to me. Last year, when for the first time they exiled Maneng, I wrote...
2 June 1890
Manila Manila, 2 June 1890 MR. JOSÉ RIZAL Brussels DEAR BROTHER, I suppose our letters have been lost on the way for you [have] not answered even one of them, but I don't doubt that you will answer this letter, even with only two lines. I have read your letter to Aunt...
30 May 1890
Calamba Calamba, 30 May '90 MR. JOSÉ RIZAL MY DEAR BROTHER, We have been wishing for a long time to write you, but we haven't done it because first of all — I'm going to tell you the truth since you abhor falsehood — we are very lazy to write and secondly, which you...
30 May 1890
Calamba Calamba, 30 May 1890 MR. JOSÉ RIZAL MY DEAR BROTHER, Please pardon me for not having answered your letter at once, for you know already the kind of life I lead. Since Marianito's death, misfortunes have pursued me incessantly. When I begin to feel that my mind...
30 May 1890
Calamba Calamba, 30-5 [May] 1890 MR. JOSÉ RIZAL MY RESPECTED AND DEAR UNCLE: Although we have not received your reply to our letter, we write you again. For more than a year I went to Aunt Choleng's house to learn the alphabet; but since she got married, I stopped...