José Martí

José Julián Martí Pérez (January 28, 1853 – May 19, 1895) is a Cuban national hero and an important figure in Latin American literature. In his short life, he was a poet, an essayist, a journalist, a revolutionary philosopher, a translator, a professor, a publisher, a Freemason, and a political theorist, and supporter of Henry George's economic reforms known as Georgism. Through his writings and political activity, he became a symbol for Cuba's bid for independence against Spain in the 19th century, and is referred to as the "Apostle of Cuban Independence." He also wrote about the threat of Spanish and US expansionism into Cuba. From adolescence, he dedicated his life to the promotion of liberty, political independence for Cuba, and intellectual independence for all Spanish Americans; his death was used as a cry for Cuban independence from Spain by both the Cuban revolutionaries and those Cubans previously reluctant to start a revolt.

Born in Havana, Martí began his political activism at an early age. He would travel extensively in Spain, Latin America, and the United States, raising awareness and support for the cause of Cuban independence. His unification of the Cuban émigré community, particularly in Florida, was crucial to the success of the Cuban War of Independence against Spain. He was a key figure in the planning and execution of this war, as well as the designer of the Cuban Revolutionary Party and its ideology. He died in military action during the Battle of Dos Ríos on May 19, 1895.

José Martí (disambiguation)

  • José Martí (1853–1895), poet, writer and leader of the Cuban independence movement.
  • Juan Jose Marti (1570?-1604), Spanish novelist.
  • José Martí Memorial located in Havana, Cuba
  • José Luis Martí, Spanish footballer, playing for Sevilla FC
  • José Martí (Lopez)

    José Martí is an outdoor sculpture of the Cuban nationalist leader and writer of the same name by Cuban artist Tony Lopez, installed at Hermann Park's McGovern Centennial Gardens in Houston, Texas, in the United States. The bust was acquired by the City of Houston in 1981.

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    Famous quotes by Jose Marti:

    "The first duty of a man is to think for himself"
    "One just principle from the depths of a cave is more powerful than an army"
    "Men are like the stars; some generate their own light while others reflect the brilliance they receive."
    "Let those who desire a secure homeland conquer it. Let those who do not conquer it live under the whip and in exile, watched over like wild animals, cast from one country to another, concealing the death of their souls with a beggar's smile from the scorn of free men."
    "Charm is a product of the unexpected."
    "The nation that buys commands, the nation that sells serves; it is necessary to balance trade in order to ensure freedom; the country that wants to die sells only to one country , and the country that wants to survive sells to more than one."
    "Others go to bed with their mistresses; I with my ideas."
    "Mountains culminate in peaks, and nations in men."
    "A grain of poetry suffices to season a century."
    "Man is a living duty, a depository of powers that he must not leave in a brute state. Man is a wing."
    "There is happiness in duty, although it may not seem so."
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    Barbara Podesta Walsh

    Santa Cruz Sentinel 21 Mar 2025
    She was born in San Jose, CA next door to her true love Mike ... She leaves behind her brothers Bob(Sacramento) and Marty(San Jose), and sisters Mary Ann(Maryland), Jeanne(Weir, San Mateo), Sally(Dodge, La Jolla), Patty(Machado, San Jose) and Liz(Maine).
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    Gwyneth Paltrow says she felt 'stifled' using an intimacy coordinator for sex scenes with Timothée Chalamet

    Business Insider 18 Mar 2025
    Gwyneth Paltrow and Timothée Chalamet are costars in "Marty Supreme." ... Paltrow, whose last on-screen role was in the two-season Netflix series "The Politician" in 2019-2020, makes her return to acting in Josh Safdie's "Marty Supreme.".
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    Caribbean US Cuban Medical Missions

    Beaumont Enterprise 11 Mar 2025
    FILE - Cuban doctors arrive at the Jose Marti International Airport in Havana, Cuba, June 8, 2020, after traveling to Italy to help with the COVID-19 emergency response. (Ismael Francisco/Pool via AP, File) ....
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    My Mother From Another World

    The American Spectator 10 Mar 2025
    My mother died last week at the age of 92 ... Vera Mestre was Cuban aristocracy when the island was still a Spanish-cultured state, even though her grandfather fought the Spaniards beside Jose Marti in the Second Cuban War of Independence ... Go wild.” ... .
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