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    Josephine Bracken was the common-law wife of Philippine nationalist José Rizal during his exile in Dapitan. In 1895, the 18-year old Irish girl met Rizal in Dapitan seeking treatment for her eyes. Rizal was attracted to her and asked her to marry, but she declined due to her responsibility for her blind guardian. After her guardian left, she stayed with Rizal and gave birth to a son, Francisco, who sadly died hours after being born prematurely. Some sources believe Rizal accidentally caused Josephine's miscarriage during her pregnancy.

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    Josephine Bracken was the common-law wife of Philippine nationalist José Rizal during his exile in Dapitan. In 1895, the 18-year old Irish girl met Rizal in Dapitan seeking treatment for her eyes. Rizal was attracted to her and asked her to marry, but she declined due to her responsibility for her blind guardian. After her guardian left, she stayed with Rizal and gave birth to a son, Francisco, who sadly died hours after being born prematurely. Some sources believe Rizal accidentally caused Josephine's miscarriage during her pregnancy.

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    Josephine Bracken was the common-law wife of Philippine nationalist José Rizal during his exile in Dapitan. In 1895, the 18-year old Irish girl met Rizal in Dapitan seeking treatment for her eyes. Rizal was attracted to her and asked her to marry, but she declined due to her responsibility for her blind guardian. After her guardian left, she stayed with Rizal and gave birth to a son, Francisco, who sadly died hours after being born prematurely. Some sources believe Rizal accidentally caused Josephine's miscarriage during her pregnancy.

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    Josephine Bracken was the common-law wife of Philippine nationalist José Rizal during his exile in Dapitan. In 1895, the 18-year old Irish girl met Rizal in Dapitan seeking treatment for her eyes. Rizal was attracted to her and asked her to marry, but she declined due to her responsibility for her blind guardian. After her guardian left, she stayed with Rizal and gave birth to a son, Francisco, who sadly died hours after being born prematurely. Some sources believe Rizal accidentally caused Josephine's miscarriage during her pregnancy.

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    Who is Josephine Bracken?

    Marie Josephine Leopoldine Bracken, was the common-law wife of Philippine nationalist José Rizal
    during his exile in Dapitan in the province of Zamboanga del Norte in the southern Philippines.

    How did they meet?

    In the last days of February 1895, while still in Dapitan, Rizal met an 18-year old petite Irish girl, with
    bold blue eyes, brown hair and a happy disposition. She was Josephine Bracken, the adopted daughter
    of George Taufer from Hong Kong, who came to Dapitan to seek Rizal for eye treatment.

    Rizal was physically attracted to her. His loneliness and boredom must have taken the measure of him
    and what could be a better diversion that to fall in love again. But the Rizal sisters suspected Josephine
    as an agent of the friars and they considered her as a threat to Rizal’s security.

    Rizal asked Josephine to marry him, but she was not yet ready to make a decision due to her
    responsibility to the blind Taufer. Since Taufer’s blindness was untreatable, he left for Hong Kong on
    March 1895.

    Josephine stayed with Rizal’s family in Manila. Upon her return to Dapitan, Rizal tried to arrange with
    Father Antonio Obach for their marriage. However, the priest wanted a retraction as a precondition
    before marrying them.

    Rizal upon the advice of his family and friends and with Josephine’s consent took her as his wife even
    without the Church blessings.

    Josephine gave birth to a premature baby named Francisco who sadly died a few hours later.

    Intriguingly, it is believed that our national hero himself had been responsible for Bracken’s miscarriage.
    According to some sources, Rizal played a prank on her during her pregnancy, causing her to hit her
    stomach on an iron stand. Seeing the baby’s condition, Rizal immediately baptized him Francisco in
    honor of his father. He did everything he could to save the life of his infant son, but in vain. All his
    knowledge and skill as a physician could not save little Francisco. Sorrowfully, Rizal saw his child die
    three hours after birth.
    Rizal Siblings

    SATURNINA RIZAL (1850-1913)


    Eldest child of the Rizal-Alonzo marriage. Married Manuel Timoteo Hidalgo of Tanauan, Batangas.

    PACIANO RIZAL (1851-1930)


    Only brother of Jose Rizal and the second child. Studied at San Jose College in Manila; became a
    farmer and later a general of the Philippine Revolution.

    NARCISA RIZAL (1852-1939)


    The third child. married Antonio Lopez at Morong, Rizal; a teacher and musician.

    OLYMPIA RIZAL (1855-1887)


    The fourth child. Married Silvestre Ubaldo; died in 1887 from childbirth.
    LUCIA RIZAL (1857-1919)
    The fifth child. Married Matriano Herbosa.

    MARIA RIZAL (1859-1945)


    The sixth child. Married Daniel Faustino Cruz of Biñan, Laguna.

    JOSE RIZAL (1861-1896)


    The second son and the seventh child. He was executed by the Spaniards on December 30,1896.

    CONCEPCION RIZAL (1862-1865)


    The eight child. Died at the age of three.

    JOSEFA RIZAL (1865-1945)


    The ninth child. An epileptic, died a spinster.
    TRINIDAD RIZAL (1868-1951)
    The tenth child. Died a spinster and the last of the family to die.

    SOLEDAD RIZAL (1870-1929)


    The youngest child married Pantaleon Quintero.

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