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Histo 5 Critique
Histo 5 Critique
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.
Basically , Rizal wrote this poem for Josephine Bracken, an Irish woman , whom Rizal had
affection for, who went to Dapitan to have her father George Taufer (Bracken was his adopted
daughter), treated for an eye problem.
This a poem to josephine that wherein it states Rizal’s reminder to Josephine that no matter
where she travels , she must always remember that there is a man who is willing to wait for her.
Are they married? Some believed they were but unfortunately there were no proofs of thejr
wedding. According to some, Rizal married her although without the Church’s blessing because
Rizal didn’t agree to the priest’s precondition of retraction. Bracken conceived but had a
stillbirth.
“Huling Paalam”
Salin ito ng huling sinulat ni Rizal nguni’t walang pamagat. Sinulat niya ito sa
Fort Santiago, isinilid sa kusinilyang dealkohol, at ibinigay sa kapatid na si
Trinidad nang huling dumalaw sa kaniya bago siya (Rizal) barilin.