José Martà is recognized as the George Washington of Cuba or perhaps better yet, as Simon Bolivar, the liberator of South America. He was born in Havana on January 28, 1853, to Spanish parents. His mother, Leonor Pérez Cabrera, was a native of the Canary Islands and his father, Mariano Martà Navarro, came from Valencia. Families were big then, and it was not long before José had seven sisters. While still very young his parents took him to Spain, but it was just two years later that they returned to Santa Clara where his father worked as a prison guard. His parents enrolled José at a local public school. In September of 1867, Martà signed up at the Escuela Profesional de Pintura y Escultura de La Habana, an art school for painting and sculpture in Havana."Read more about José Martà in the “Exciting Story of Cuba” by award winning author Captain Hank Bracker. This book is available at Amazon.com and Barnes&Noble.com or Independent Book stores everywhere.Hank Bracker
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José Martà is one of the most iconic figures in Cuba's history. He was one of the founding fathers of Cuban independence, and the first president of the Republic of Cuba following his victory over Spanish rule in 1895. In spite of his many accomplishments, Martà remains a controversial figure to this day, and many Cubans feel that he did not do enough to preserve the gains made by the Revolution and promote social justice and human rights.
Source: The Exciting Story Of Cuba: Understanding Cubas Present By Knowing Its Past
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