Rizal without the Overcoat

Effect of Rizal’s departure — Grief of his parents — Comments of the friars — The Diariong Tagalog — The real purpose of Rizal’s departure for Europe.

01-024                                                                                                                         [Family] 1882.05.26                                                                                                                  Manila...

Some news of home.

01-093                                                                                                                         [Family] 1883.11.27                                                                                                                   Calamba...

Reasons for not writing Rizal — Family news.

01-092                                                                                                                         [Family] 1883.11.27                                                                                                                   Calamba...

Rizal asks for family pictures — Maternal solicitude — God’s blessings on the Rizal family

01-091                                                                                                                [Family] 1883.11.27                                                                                                         Calamba From: Teodora...

Unfair treatment of Filipino engraver Figueroa in the filing of a professorial chair at the Acadamia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando — Rumors of war between France and Germany — Announcing his graduation from the medical college in 1884 — Some of the food sent to him arrived spoiled or in broken containers — Republican demonstration at Madrid.

01-090                                                                                                                         [Family] 1883.11.21                                                                                                                   Madrid...

Madrid weather — Living with Lete and the Llorentes in better conditions — The local gymnasium — Drawing classes — Christmas greetings — Christmas at Madrid — Eager for family news — Political trends in Europe — The Columbus banquet.

01-089                                                                                                                         [Family] 1883.10.11                                                                                                                   Madrid...

Updates on Chengoy’s employment — Paris is the grand city, according to Zamora — Rizal now speaks French — News of Manila lasses — Leonor again — Inquiring about Rizal’s literary activities.

04-087                                                                                                                                     [Misc.] 1883.09.15...

Vacillating between the law course and the philosophy and letters course — Madrid summer disagrees with him — Discusses the future prospects of Tacio and Dandoy, two Calamba youths — Filipinos at Madrid — Comparing Filipino and Japanese students — Only one Filipino is studying agriculture — Probable new minister of colonies.

01-086                                                                                                                         [Family] 1883.09.11                                                                                                      San Miguel, Madrid...

Some monuments in Paris — Pantheon — Jardin des Plantes — Abbey of Cluny — Julian Baths — France’s national holiday — Palace of Versailles.

01-085                                                                                                                         [Family] 1883.08.2                                                                                                  Rue de Rennes, Paris...