Paris Material for La Solidaridad – Two articles of Blumentritt – Consider appointing a correspondend in Dagupan or Lingayen – An oversight regarding the Luna-Mir affair – Who is Ramiro Franco? – If he is a Spaniard, his praise of Quiquiap is sincere; if he is a...

Paris Paris, 4 December 1889 My dear Friend and Brother, All your articles in La Solidaridad have delighted me, but this last one[1] pleased me more than all the others. It has more ideas, more depth, and greater range. I congratulate you. The address of Dr. Joest[2]...

Paris 2 December 1889 [Mr. Mariano Ponce] DEAR FRIEND, I am dropping in the mail together with this two copies of Pardo de Tavera’s book. They are my gift to you, for I owe you so many favors. Do not regard this as payment; rather it is just the interest on the debt I...

Paris From: Jose Rizal To: Dr. A.B. Meyer What is the meaning of VPOS? – Works of Chamiso – Rizal busy with his second novel – Studying all the books about colonies – Blumentritt’s great disappointment. * * * 45 Rue de Maubeugue, Paris Paris, 1 December 1889 MY...

Paris 29 November 1889 [Mr. Mariano Ponce] MY FRIEND, In case you receive this before you start for Madrid, please tell our compatriots there that all of us here will help Luna with our will, strength, money, and other things, whatever may happen. We are going to send...

Paris Posthaste, Paris, 29 November 1889 My dear Friend and Brother, As I am not strong in Greek and as I have no time to look in a dictionary, I should like to tell you to tell me if what is at the end of your prologue is correct. There it is: [a series of Greek...

Calamba Hidalgo banished again to Tagbilaran — Now the negotiations for his release should be undertaken — The Superior of Calamba is under the command of the friars —- The Syndic's threats — Hidalgo is accused of being responsible for the failure of the tenants to...

Barcelona Barcelona, 26 November 1889 MR. J. RIZAL DEAR PEPE, You can read Luna’s letter. The entire colony is willing to support this question and you should help us. I am wrong in saying that all here are willing. The others continue to keep aloof. I send you a...

Barcelona Luna writes Rizal about his encounter with Mir Deas – He spits on the face of Mir Deas on account of an insulting article – “Be it to death, to luck, whatever he likes, I will accept the duel.” – It is necessary to give him a lesson if the name Filipino is...

Leitmeritz Blumentritt approves of the changes made by Rizla in his “Prologue” — The rudeness of the Quioquiaps does not offend, but their duplicity does — Lairs are the same as thieves — Becerra’s reforms — One column of Rizal’s article is worth more than all the...