Rizal's own story of his life

by José Rizal

—Autographic quotation from Rizal.

• Page
• [Rizal’s Song “Hymn to Labor”] 2
• [Rizal’s Song “Maria Clara’s Lullaby”] 3
• [My Boyhood] 13
• [My First Reading Lesson] 49
• [My Childhood Impressions] 59
• [The Spanish Schools of My Boyhood] 61
• [The Turkey that Caused the Kalamba Land Trouble] 65
• [From Japan to England Across America] 69
• [My Deportation to Dapitan] 73
• [Advice to a Nephew] 81
• [Filipino Proverbs] 83
• [Filipino Puzzles] 84
• [Rizal’s “Don’ts”] 85
• [Poem: Hymn to Labor] 87
• [Memory Gems from Rizal’s Writings] 91
• [Mariang Makiling] 93

NOT BY RIZAL

• [The Memory of Rizal] 8
• [Rizal Chronology] 101
• [A Reading List] 119
• [Philippine National Hymn] (by José Palma) 126
• [Song: Hail, Philippines] (by H. C. Theobald) 128

Rizal-Mercado home, Kalamba. Here José Rizal was born. The family lost this building, along with most of their other property, in the land troubles. Governor-General Weyler sent soldiers to drive them out, though the first court had decided in their favor and an appeal to the Supreme Court had not yet been heard. Later, the upper part of the building was rebuilt.