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  2. 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. [2] [3] [4] 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.

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  3. Aug 27, 2013 · Listed below are 15 interesting facts about Josephine Bracken: 1. Josephine was adopted by a German-American machinist from New York, George Leopold Taufer, from whom her other name “Leopoldine” was taken. 2. Josephine referred to Jose Rizal as “Joe” and helped him out in his daily activities around his Talisay farm and school.

  4. 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. Some sectors, including Rizal's family, dispute the marriage because no records were found regarding ...

  5. Aug 5, 2013 · Marie Josephine Leopoldine Bracken was born on August 9, 1876 in Victoria, Hong Kong. She was the youngest of the five children of an Irish couple who were married on May 3, 1868 in Belfast, Ireland: British army corporal James Bracken and Elizabeth Jane MacBride. A few days after giving birth to Josephine, her mother Elizabeth died.

  6. Oct 25, 2022 · On October 3, 1876, Marie Josephine Leopoldine Bracken was born at Victoria Barracks in Hong Kong. Her father was an Irishman serving in the British Army. That explains an Irishwoman being from Hong Kong easily enough. However, how she ended up joining the Filipino rebellion against their Spanish colonizers is a bit more of a story.

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  8. 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.

  9. 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. Josephene Bracken (Photo credit: Wikipedia commons). Bracken, whom Rizal (a respected ophthalmologist) met in Hong Kong, went to Dapitan, Zamboanga del Norte to accompany her near-blind stepfather, George Taufer ...

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