Manila Sta. Cruz, Manila, 17 April 1884 MR. JOSE RIZAL Y MERCADO MY ESTEEMED FRIEND AND DISTINGUISHED NAMESAKE, The bearer of this letter, Mr. Ceferino de Leon, is the young man I recommended to you in my preceding letter dated 10 of last month, if my memory does not...
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 March 1884
Manila Sta. Cruz, Manila, 9 March 1884 MR. JOSE RIZAL Y MERCADO MY DEAR COMRADE, BABYLONIAN PRESIDENT, DISTINGUISHED NAMESAKE, AND ESTEEMED FRIEND, I have just received at this moment (between eleven and twelve noon) your awaited letter of the 29th January last in...
10 February 1884
Philippine Islands Philippine Islands, 10 February 1884 I did not intend to write you since you went to Paris, but as that already is past and one cannot refrain from doing so without neglecting certain interests, I'll now resume writing though not so frequently, as I...
27 November 1883
Calamba Calamba. 27 November 1883 MY DEAR SON, On the 13th of this month we ate at your Aunt Betang's house and on the 14th we slept there, because we three had our group picture taken to send to you so that you will not get sad. We happen to talk about your great...
27 November 1883
Calamba MY DEAREST BROTHER, Don't mind my failure to write you and don't resent it. It is not due to my lack of regard for you but to the sickness that visited us. First of all was the cholera. Because of it we moved to our parents' house where we are now all living...
27 November 1883
Calamba MY DEAREST BROTHER, Don't resent our failure to write you; it is because we lack news. Manolo is already dead. Loleng has already been married after having been deposited here for four months. Cirilo is gravely ill. Policarpio is here with us and is very lazy...
27 November 1883
Calamba MY BELOVED BROTHER, Though we have not written you for a long time, we don't forget you and we often remember you. What I can tell you is that every Sunday we and Chopeng hold a concert. Perhaps you will receive by the next mail handkerchiefs woven in Lipa...
27 November 1883
Calamba DEAR BROTHER, We received your letter of the month of July. When your letter arrived, I was sick with fever, called intermittent fever. I was in bed for almost five months, from April to August. I was very sad, fearing that we may never see each other again....
27 November 1883
Calamba DEAR FRIEND, I wish to tell you that we are here at your house and that Dandoy has been sick for a long time. If you wish to hear Dandoy hum Italian and cough German, come here and you will hear a coughing without equal, surpassing even the cough that you want...
27 November 1883
Calamba DEAR BROTHER, Don't be resentful if I have not written you for a long time. It is only because of my numerous duties. Now I wish to tell you that you have a new nephew (Aristeo). He is very big and is waiting for you anxiously. Perhaps when you return, you...