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. * * *...

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...

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...

Dapitan Dapitan, 26 October 1893 MISS JOSEPHINE RIZAL CALAMBA, LAGUNA DEAREST SISTER, Yours at hand, I am very glad to see that you nearly master the English language. I should be very glad if you all come here; here it is not so warm as there; our house here is small...

Dapitan Congratulations on the arrival of an addition to the family — Christmas lanterns — “Nanay and Trining are satisfied with my land.” — “Here there are no civil guards, nor neighbors, nor gossip.” — ₱10 for a Christmas lottery ticket – Requests special pincers. *...

Dapitan 25 October 1893 MRS. SATURNINA RIZAL MY DEAR SISTER, A great weight has been lifted from us when we received the news of your happy delivery. Nanay [Mother] became very glad, as all of us did. Nanay believes that you will come someday. Here you can trade in...

Leitmeritz, Austria Nothing about politics that might embarrass him – Happy that Rizal has his family at his side – He writes him to let him know that he is still alive and to show him their esteem of him – Dr. Rost weekend by influenza, takes interest in Rizal – Dr....

Dapitan Dapitan, 29 August 1893 ANTONINO LÓPEZ MY DEAR TONINO, The family arrived here and I only regret that Ikang did not come along. I have many lanzon trees with many fruits. Emilio arrived well; let us see if he will get cured. Our family will go around my lands...

Dapitan Dapitan, 8 June 1893 DR. A. B. MEYER DEAR DOCTOR, I have just received your letter dated 24 March and I agree heartedly to your “Petition” that I prepare for you scientific specimens. Only that as I am a deportee here, I am not free to go everywhere nor use a...

Dapitan If his mother would visit him — His house in a beautiful place, lacking only one who knows how to cook well — Paciano’s ailment — Advice for Antonino’s house — In August Rizal performed many surgical operations with pay. * * * Dapitan, 1 August 1893 MR. MANUEL...