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Marie Josephine Leopoldine Bracken (August 9, 1876 – March 14, 1902) was the common-law wife of Filipino nationalist José Rizal during his exile in Dapitan. Hours before Rizal's execution on December 30, 1896, the couple were allegedly married at Fort Santiago following Rizal's alleged reconciliation with the Catholic Church.
Aug 5, 2013 · Josephine Bracken was born in Hong Kong to an Irish couple and adopted by an American engineer. She met Rizal in Dapitan and married him without Catholic blessings, but faced opposition and hardships as his wife.
Aug 27, 2013 · Josephine Bracken was born in Hong Kong in 1876 to a German-American machinist and an Irish mother. She taught English in the Philippines, met Jose Rizal in 1896, and became his companion until his execution in 1896.
Aug 9, 2011 · On August 9, 1876, Josephine Bracken, who was considered as wife of Dr. Jose Rizal, was born in Victoria, Hong Kong to Irish parents.
Marie Josephine Leopoldine Bracken was the common-law wife of Filipino nationalist José Rizal during his exile in Dapitan. Hours before Rizal's execution on December 30, 1896, the couple were allegedly married at Fort Santiago following Rizal's alleged reconciliation with the Catholic Church.
Marie Josephine Leopoldine Bracken was the common-law wife of Philippine national hero José Rizal during his exile in Dapitan in the province of Zamboanga del Norte in the southern Philippines.
Josephine Bracken arrived at the shores of Dapitan accompanying her blind adoptive father, Mr. George Taufer. No ophthalmologist in Hong Kong, their home country, could cure the man's blindness and so they sought the services of the famous Dr. Jose Rizal.
