Dapitan Dapitan, P. I., 22 November 1893 MR JOSE MARTOS O’NEALE Manila MY DEAR SIR, Through the Politico-Military Commander of the District I received your letter of the 27 October in which you asked for my authorization in writing to reprint the Sucesos de las Islas...
1893
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.
1893
Dapitan, 20 November 1893 DR. A. B. MEYER MY VERY ESTEEMED DOCTOR, By the mail boat of last month I sent you a box of preserved animals through Dr. Schadenberg at Manila in accordance with your suggestion. The animals I sent you were the following: Three snakes,...
1893
Dapitan Dapitan, 24 October 1893 DR. A. B. MEYER MY DEAR FRIEND, Through the kindness of Dr. Schadenberg I have the pleasure to send you a little collection of reptiles, crustaceans, coleopterans, etc. that you will find named on the labels of the jars. I had a larger...
1893
London Happy times with Rizal that will never return – His wife’s health is declining – Home news – Dr. Benzold with his cuneiform tablets – Mr. Rost in forced retirement – He offers to send Rizal books – His interest in dictionaries and grammars of the Bagobo,...
April 1893
Manila Manila, April 1893 MR. JOSE RIZAL MY MOST BELOVED IN CHRIST DON JOSE, I received your affectionate letter of 5 April of the present year. A slight indisposition has prevented me from answering it in due time. I am glad that you are getting to like the work of...
January 1893
Leitmeritz, Austria January 1893 Professor Ferdinand Blumentritt Dr. Jose Rizal Physician, Dapitan Capital of the Camndancia of Dapitan Island of Mindanao, Philippines My whole family wish you and your whole family a very good year, my friend. Your friend embraces...
20 December 1893
Dapitan Mateo Edjawan, Rizal’s pupil, going to Hong Kong – Delivery of P50 – Asking for rice – Rizal’s subscription to Scientific American – Family is doing well – Rainy weather – Paciano’s steam engine – Rizal has many patients – Prescriptions for those in Hong Kong....
20 December 1893
Dapitan Pablo Mercado carries out a friar intrigue — Revelations — Letters and other writings of Rizal to embarrass him — Detention of the impostor — Rizal’s helpers: Edjawan and Agapay – Preparing for Christmas – Much joy for the letter of his nephew Alfredo. * * *...
20 December 1893
Dapitan Dapitan, 20 December 1893 MASTER ALFREDO HIDALGO MY DEAR ALFREDO, Your letter pleased me very much and I see that you are very much advanced. I congratulate you on it and on your excellent grade. I believe it is my duty to call your attention to a little...
19 December 1893
Dapitan Blumentritt’s New Year’s post card – Recalls happy memories in Leitmeritz – Quotes a Spanish poem by poet Espronceda – Rizal’s melancholy, fatalism, but also optimism – “From my present misfortune, I will get something good someday.” – Specimen of natural...