Manila Manila, 1 June 1895 MR. JOSE RIZAL Dapitan MY DEAR SIR, The coming to this capital of the Politico-Military Commander of that district [Mr. Sitges] was the reason why I have not answered before your petition to permit you to till the lands near the gulf of...
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.
9 May 1895
Dapitan Let him know if his father is coming, and when, so he may prepare — He asks everybody to have more confidence in him — He’s in the hands of God — Let us do our duty, what is right, and let God do the rest — “Let us think well of our fellowmen.” — Informs her...
9 May 1895
Dapitan Anacleto del Rosario, Rizal’s classmate, has died – A fervent Catholic, “he discussed nothing; I discussed everything and I doubted.” – He represented my student friendship; Blumentritt, “my present friendship of free inquiry.” – “…it matters little to me if...
8 May 1895
Dapitan Rizal requests his transfer to Spain — In order to restore his broken health — The departure of Sitges contributes to this resolution — Sitges does not consider him anti-Spaniard — The government should not deny him the opportunity to earn his livelihood. * *...
26 April 1895
London Fond memory of Rizal — The old librarian is suffering for his compulsory retirement — Encouraging the hero in his linguistic works — The Rost Collection on Philippine dialects — These are derived from the Tagalog or the Bisaya — The Malagasy language – News of...
10 April 1895
Dapitan Philological explanation of the term Mindanao – Spanish translation of the German schlitten – Adoption of the new Tagalog orthography – Works of immortal fame – Rizal taking care of patients and planting – Studying Malay – Tagalog could not have been derived...
10 April 1895
Dapitan He is thinking of colonizing Ponot on the coast – As he will be in the forest, he is asking for his library – In Ponot one can have four or five thousand cattle and 40,000 coconut trees. * * * Dapitan, 10 April 1895 MR. JOSE MA. BASA MY VERY ESTEEMED FRIEND...
15 March 1895
Dapitan Present of books on carpentry and wheel have been taken as revolutionary books – He will engage in farming – His clientele in Dapitan is poor – They propose to him to escape – But Rizal does not want to be called “a runaway” – Friars sent spies to watch him. *...
14 March 1895
Dapitan Dapitan, 14 March 1895 MR. MARIANO PINILI MY DEAR SIR, I received your letter and I have the pleasure to inform you that I have already sent money to America about two months ago for the machine that you want. As that country is far, I expect that the machine...
14 March 1895
Dapitan Little difference between the wild boar and the domesticated hog — Dr. Joest’s bamboo object may have been a tool for betel nut chewing — Rizal is sorry he can no longer send specimens — He is very busy with so many patients — Possible change of his place of...