Portal to José Martí

by Jerry A. Sierra

Don José Julián Martí y Pérez
teacher, poet, organizer, essayist, newspaperman
one of the great writers of the Hispanic world

In 1892 Martí dedicated himself exclusively to planning and organizing what became Cuba's third war of independence.

Martí died in battle shortly after the war began. He is known in Cuba as the father of the Cuban Revolution.

Learn About Martí

José Martí: A Full Bio | A Short Bio | The José Martí Timeline | Books About Martí

Articles by Martí

Martí in La Nación (Buenos Aires)
Religion | Mark Twain | Violence in New Orleans

A white rose "Guantanamera" and Martí's "Versos Sensillos"
- An excerpt from Anne Fountain's Versos Sencillos: A Dual-Language Edition |

TV Martí | Is Martí related to Cesar Romero? | Photos of Martí |

Letters from Martí

To Máximo Gómez, in which he resigns from the revolutionary movement in 1884 | Last letter to his mother, March 25 1895 | Unfinished letter to his friend Manuel Mercado, May 18 1895 |

Martí's Letters to Antonio Maceo

July 20 1882 / June 18 1894 / June 22 1894 / January 19 1895 |

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