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,...
Letters
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 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
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...
1892
Dapitan Dapitan, 30 December 1892 DEAR FATHER SANCHEZ,[1] Last night Don Antonio told me that you would like to know how bakhaw paste is prepared. I follow that following procedure: With a knife I remove the peel of the fruit until the pulp comes out. I boil the pulp...
March 1892
March 1892 MR. JOSÉ RIZAL DEAR BROTHER, I received your last letter of the 27th of last month. We are hurrying the collection of debts and the transaction of some business, which will [be] finished shortly, in order to join you there. During this week, Maria came to...
February 1892
Manila Manila, February 1892 MR. JOSÉ RIZAL MY DEAR BROTHER: I received your letter of the 23rd instant. I am very glad indeed that our parents and all of you are living happily, which is my constant wish. We will get there. One can live anywhere. Not to know English...
January 1892
? Madrid Ready to defend Filipino rights without abandoning the campaign in Madrid – Spaniards give a political character to the events in Kalamba – Spanish policy is to reign by terror – “We ought to work together for independence” – Win partisans of independence –...