Rizal married Josephine Bracken without the Church’s blessing, because Rizal did not agree to the priest’s precondition of retraction. Bracken conceived but had a stillbirth.
Josephine, Josephine
Who to these shores have come
Looking for a nest, a home,
Like a wandering swallow;
If your fate is taking you
To Japan, China or Shanghai,
Don’t forget that on these shores
A heart for you beats high.
