FLORIDA CONVERSATIONS: José Martí in Tampa He was the son of poor Spanish immigrants and grew up in Havana during Cuba's first struggle for independence. By 1869, José Martí had published his first newspaper before quickly being arrested. Fast forward to 1891, when he started the Cuban Revolutionary Party, and we meet the man who rallied Cuban cigar-makers in Ybor City to support Cuban independence. Retired Second District Court of Appeal Judge Emiliano Jose "E.J." Salcines, Jr. looks at how Martí made Tampa the cradle of Cuban independence from Spain. Join us for this memorable Florida Conversations at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 18.
Through its committed ideas in the fields of humanism, originality, revolutionary unity and internationalism, Revolutionary Cuba has made and continues to make a unique and powerful impact on the world.
Havana, Aug 16 (Prensa Latina) Cuba on Tuesday is commemorating the 97th anniversary of the founding of its first Communist Party, emerged to defend the interests of the working class and the popular sectors.
It's Parque Amigos de Jose Marti, or in English, Friends of Jose Marti Park. The park is fenced off, with gates that only open for a few hours during the week.
Havana, May 19 (Prensa Latina) Cubans on Thursday commemorate the 127th anniversary of the fall in combat of National Hero Jose Marti (1853-1895), organizer and initiator of what he called the necessary war to break the island's subjection to the Spanish colonial yoke.