Who is Jose Marti

José Julián Martí Pérez (Spanish pronunciation: [xoˈse maɾˈti]; January 28, 1853 – May 19, 1895) was a Cuban nationalist, poet, philosopher, essayist, journalist, translator, professor, and publisher, who is considered a Cuban national hero because of his role in the liberation of his country from Spain. He was also an important figure in Latin American literature. He was very politically active and is considered an important philosopher and political theorist. Through his writings and political activity, he became a symbol of Cuba's bid for independence from the Spanish Empire in the 19th century, and is referred to as the "Apostle of Cuban Independence". From adolescence, he dedicated his life to the promotion of liberty, political independence for Cuba, and intellectual indepen...
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Jose Marti Poems

• Luz De Luna
  Esplendía su rostro: por los hombros
  Rubias guedejas le colgaban: era
  Una caricia su sonrisa: era
  Ciego de nacimiento: parecía ...
• Con Letras De Astros
  Con letras de astros el horror que he visto
  En el espacio azul grabar querría.
  En la llanura, muchedumbre: â??en lo alto
  Mientras que los de abajo andan y ruedan ...
• Homagno
  Homagno sin ventura
  La hirsuta y retostada cabellera
  Con sus pálidas manos se mesaba.â??
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• Pollice Verso
  (Memoria de presidio)
  
  Sí! yo también, desnuda la cabeza
  De tocado y cabellos, y al tobillo...
• Rosario
  Rosario,
  En ti pensaba, en tus cabellos
  Que el mundo de la sombra envidiaría,
  Y puse un punto de mi vida en ellos ...

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Jose Marti Quotes

• Man has to suffer. When he has no real afflictions, he invents some.

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Comments about Jose Marti

• Norbertogovin: every man should plant a tree, have a child, and write a book. these all live on after us, insuring a measure of immortality. - jose martí
• Cunningpscott: my friend ivan has portrayed the cuban poet josé martí twice for us. this was the second time, in key west. it's crazy how emotional people get seeing him.
• Feinsod: josé martí: "from an impartial height, watch the nations all boiling on the same stove"
• Gchristiemd: words of truth from jose martí: “an irreligious country will die, because nothing in it nurtures virtue.”
• Hmcigars: diplomaticos no. 2 are a highly coveted piramides vitola, with a 156mm length and a 52 ring gauge. this vitola is a favorite among habanos lovers, likely a direct result of the elite production as only the finest hands at the jose marti factory are asked to roll these cigars.

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