Rizals Love Affair to Josephine Bracken
JOSE RIZAL’s LOVE AFFAIR
TO JOSEPHINE
BRACKEN
(Western Mindanao State University,ZC)
Submitted to
Ms.
Submitted by Student Nurses
Helouise P.Vallecer
Karielle Mareez H. Mamungay
Rizette Jade O. Araneta
Miel Marie F.Atilano
Jester lendl Cruz
ABSTRACT
In this article of Rizal’s love affair to Josephine Bracken it is studied on how and why they met. How do they leave each others side from the time of the first glance of Rizal’s eye to Josephine.
LITERATURE REVIEW
Sweet foreigner?
While on exile in Dapitan, Zamboanga, in early February 1895, 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 who had traveled to Dapitan from Hong Kong to have his eye treated by Rizal.
Rizal was immediately attracted to Josephine. He called her ?dulce estranjera,? or sweet foreigner. The loneliness and boredom of exile may have taken its toll as he found himself falling in love quite easily. However, Rizal?s sisters suspected Josephine of being a spy for the Spanish authorities and a threat to his security.
There is some disagreement among historians as to whether Rizal and Bracken, who lived together as man and wife, ever got married.
Miscarriage
Josephine was soon pregnant but suffered a miscarriage. The couple adopted a child named Maria Luisa, but Josephine decided to return the girl to her parents who wanted her back, according to a letter that Josephine wrote to Rizal on Sept. 22, 1896.
Aurora Ver Gonzalez, a granddaughter of Rizal?s eldest sister Saturnina, showed Josephine?s letter to Trillana when he was writing his book.
Who among the 10 women was the most beautiful?
Trillana thinks it was Leonor Rivera. Tangi says Rizal appeared to go for girls with a prominent jaw. Because Rizal was so short, all the girls, except for Valenzuela, are presumed to be petite.
TO JOSEPHINE
BRACKEN
(Western Mindanao State University,ZC)
Submitted to
Ms.
Submitted by Student Nurses
Helouise P.Vallecer
Karielle Mareez H. Mamungay
Rizette Jade O. Araneta
Miel Marie F.Atilano
Jester lendl Cruz
ABSTRACT
In this article of Rizal’s love affair to Josephine Bracken it is studied on how and why they met. How do they leave each others side from the time of the first glance of Rizal’s eye to Josephine.
LITERATURE REVIEW
Sweet foreigner?
While on exile in Dapitan, Zamboanga, in early February 1895, 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 who had traveled to Dapitan from Hong Kong to have his eye treated by Rizal.
Rizal was immediately attracted to Josephine. He called her ?dulce estranjera,? or sweet foreigner. The loneliness and boredom of exile may have taken its toll as he found himself falling in love quite easily. However, Rizal?s sisters suspected Josephine of being a spy for the Spanish authorities and a threat to his security.
There is some disagreement among historians as to whether Rizal and Bracken, who lived together as man and wife, ever got married.
Miscarriage
Josephine was soon pregnant but suffered a miscarriage. The couple adopted a child named Maria Luisa, but Josephine decided to return the girl to her parents who wanted her back, according to a letter that Josephine wrote to Rizal on Sept. 22, 1896.
Aurora Ver Gonzalez, a granddaughter of Rizal?s eldest sister Saturnina, showed Josephine?s letter to Trillana when he was writing his book.
Who among the 10 women was the most beautiful?
Trillana thinks it was Leonor Rivera. Tangi says Rizal appeared to go for girls with a prominent jaw. Because Rizal was so short, all the girls, except for Valenzuela, are presumed to be petite.