Jose Marti By Carlos Ripoll Jose Marti was born in Havana in 1853. At seventeen he was exiled to Spain for his opposition to colonial rule. There he published a pamphlet exposing the horrors of political imprisonment in Cuba, which he himself had experienced. Upon graduating from the University of Saragossa, he established himself in Mexico City, where he began his literary career. His objection ...

Jose Mart 1853-1895 Born in Havana, Cuba, Jose Julian Mart y Perez was the son of poor Spanish immigrants. Thanks to the aid of his teacher, he was able to go to high school just at the time the Ten Years' War, Cuba's first struggle for independence, began. Mart quickly committed himself to the cause, publishing his first newspaper La Patria Libre (Free Fatherland) in 1869. Soon he was arrested ...

José Martí (1853-1895)

Jose Marti & Martin Luther King Jr: Brothers in Thought Anyone who offends the sacred freedom of our adversaries is reprehensible, and more so if he or she does it in the name of freedom. Jose Marti We must forever conduct our struggle on the high plane of dignity and discipline. Martin Luther King Jr. There is no forgiveness for acts of hatred. Daggers thrust in the name of liberty are thrust ...

Jose Marti Letter to the editor, New York Evening Post , March 25, 1889 Sir: I beg to be allowed the privilege of referring in your columns to the injurious criticism of the Cubans printed in the Manufacturer of Philadelphia, and reproduced in your issue of yesterday. This is not the occasion to discuss the question of the annexation of Cuba. It is probable that no self-respecting Cuban would ...

Published Friday, August 1, 1997, in the Miami Herald A piece of Cuban history Woman donates note written by Jose Marti to UM By FABIOLA SANTIAGO Herald Staff Writer For most of her life, Carmen Alea Paz has treasured a fraying caramel-colored piece of paper scribbled with the thoughts of a great man. The author was Cuban Independence War hero Jose Marti and the writing -- a reflection on the ...