Whatever happened to Josephine Bracken?
By Trizer D. Mansueto
Most Filipinos are familiar with Jose Rizal’s life because the national hero wrote voluminously about himself and his activities.
Most Filipinos are familiar with Jose Rizal’s life because the national hero wrote voluminously about himself and his activities.
Of the many references to Christmas in the five-volume compilation of Jose Rizal’s correspondence, the formal but surly letter dated Dec. 25, 1896, stands out.
Who was Jose Rizal’s true love? That’s a question appropriate for Valentine’s Day. It sounds playful, but it’s not. In recalling the national hero’s affairs of the heart, his popular image as a demigod venerated from afar is rendered more approachable. That Rizal, patriot and martyr, also felt Eros’ gift of ecstasy and pain like everyone else allows us to view him as both heroic and human.
