A GLIMPSE INTO THE LIFE OF JOSEPHINE BRACKEN by Augusto V. de Viana       Called by Dr. Jose Rizal as his “dulce extranjera,” Josephine Bracken lived a short and largely sad life.  Bracken was the daughter of Irish parents, James Bracken  and Elizabeth MacBride.  Her father was a corporal in the British Army.  … Continue reading A Glimpse into the Life of Josephine Bracken