The Life of Jose Marti
Tory Anderson
Penn State Dubois Jose Julian Marti y Perez was a Cuban journalist. He spent much of his life fighting for Cuba’s independence. In his life he traveled to many places. Unfortunately, he did not live long enough to witness Cuba freed but to Cuba he is their nation hero, some people refer to him as the Apostle of the Cuban Revolution. He became the symbol of Cuba’s struggle for freedom (Liukkonen). Jose Marti played a major role in helping free Cuba from Spain. Jose Marti was born in Havana, Cuba on January twenty-eighth, 1853 (“Jose Julian Marti y Perez”). Leonor Perez Cabrera and Mariano Marti Navarro, his parents, were two poverty-stricken Spanish immigrants (Minster). Jose Marti’s father was a soldier …show more content…
He asked for permission to practice law but his request was denied and so he continued teaching. In November, Marti’s son, Jose Marti Zayas Bazan was born (Sierra). Jose Marti was elected “Secretary of the literary section of the Guanabacoa Lyceum” in January, 1879. On April twenty-first Marti attends a reception and speaks in honor of journalist Adolf Marquez Sterling. At this time he voices his opposition to Autonmist policy (Sierra). On August twenty-sixth “The Little War” for Cuba’s independence has started. Slaves, farmers, and many other Cubans clash with Spanish troops (“Jose Julian Marti y Perez”). On September twenty-fifth Marti was arrested and charged with conspiracy. He is once again forced to leave his homeland. His wife and child stay in Cuba (Sierra). On January third, 1880, Jose visits New York for the first time. Marti makes his first public appearance at New York’s “Steck Hall.” He negates the accusation that slaves were exploiting the insurrection to have their revenge on “the whites.” “The sins of the slave fall wholly and exclusively on the master,” says Marti …show more content…
It was absolutely an achievement because he was capable of unifying two traditionally-conflicting pursuits for the purpose of Cuban freedom. On the eight of January he submitted the plan of the Cuban Revolutionary Party to the Tampa Patriotic League. The program was sanctioned by a unanimous vote. On March fourth Marti released a publication devoted to the reason of Cuban independence called Patria. On March fifth the tabloid El Partido Liberal published Jose’s Our America in Mexico City. On April eighteenth he became the representative of the Cuban Revolutionary Party and in July he toured Florida to establish support. On August fourth he gave directives to Major Gerardo Castellanos, who was the first officer of the Cuban Revolutionary Party and who was about to depart from Cuba. On the eleventh of September Jose joined with Maximo Gomez at La Reforma, in Santo Domingo. He summoned Maximo to join the crusade for Cuban independence. In November Jose Marti visited Tampa and Key West. There was a scheme to poison him there but fortunately it failed
Tory Anderson
Penn State Dubois Jose Julian Marti y Perez was a Cuban journalist. He spent much of his life fighting for Cuba’s independence. In his life he traveled to many places. Unfortunately, he did not live long enough to witness Cuba freed but to Cuba he is their nation hero, some people refer to him as the Apostle of the Cuban Revolution. He became the symbol of Cuba’s struggle for freedom (Liukkonen). Jose Marti played a major role in helping free Cuba from Spain. Jose Marti was born in Havana, Cuba on January twenty-eighth, 1853 (“Jose Julian Marti y Perez”). Leonor Perez Cabrera and Mariano Marti Navarro, his parents, were two poverty-stricken Spanish immigrants (Minster). Jose Marti’s father was a soldier …show more content…
He asked for permission to practice law but his request was denied and so he continued teaching. In November, Marti’s son, Jose Marti Zayas Bazan was born (Sierra). Jose Marti was elected “Secretary of the literary section of the Guanabacoa Lyceum” in January, 1879. On April twenty-first Marti attends a reception and speaks in honor of journalist Adolf Marquez Sterling. At this time he voices his opposition to Autonmist policy (Sierra). On August twenty-sixth “The Little War” for Cuba’s independence has started. Slaves, farmers, and many other Cubans clash with Spanish troops (“Jose Julian Marti y Perez”). On September twenty-fifth Marti was arrested and charged with conspiracy. He is once again forced to leave his homeland. His wife and child stay in Cuba (Sierra). On January third, 1880, Jose visits New York for the first time. Marti makes his first public appearance at New York’s “Steck Hall.” He negates the accusation that slaves were exploiting the insurrection to have their revenge on “the whites.” “The sins of the slave fall wholly and exclusively on the master,” says Marti …show more content…
It was absolutely an achievement because he was capable of unifying two traditionally-conflicting pursuits for the purpose of Cuban freedom. On the eight of January he submitted the plan of the Cuban Revolutionary Party to the Tampa Patriotic League. The program was sanctioned by a unanimous vote. On March fourth Marti released a publication devoted to the reason of Cuban independence called Patria. On March fifth the tabloid El Partido Liberal published Jose’s Our America in Mexico City. On April eighteenth he became the representative of the Cuban Revolutionary Party and in July he toured Florida to establish support. On August fourth he gave directives to Major Gerardo Castellanos, who was the first officer of the Cuban Revolutionary Party and who was about to depart from Cuba. On the eleventh of September Jose joined with Maximo Gomez at La Reforma, in Santo Domingo. He summoned Maximo to join the crusade for Cuban independence. In November Jose Marti visited Tampa and Key West. There was a scheme to poison him there but fortunately it failed