While still in Dapitan, Jose Rizal met an 18-year-old petite Irish girl named Josephine Bracken. Her agreement to marry made him suspect her of being an agent of the Spanish friars. She eventually became his common-law wife.
 Below is a carved portrait of Josefina Bracken based on a photograph.
|  Photograph of Josephine Bracken as Mrs. José Rizal in Dapitan. Rumors were that she miscarried Rizal’s child after he played a prank on her. |
