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you are bidding a super rare and very difficult to find Cuba Wire Photo Spanish American War National Hero Jose Marti .Good Condition.Measure 8 x 10 inches. 100 % Guaranteed. Jose Marti was born in Havana on January 28 1853 and spent his early years in Spain with his parents, Mariano and Lenor Marti. Upon his eventual return to Cuba, he was shocked by the way black slaves were treated and voiced his reaction. The beginning of the "Ten Year's War" led Marti to articulate his opinions in a more influential and dramatic manner, resulting in his imprisonment and a harsh leg injury.This would all begin when, in January 1869, a Cuban student was slain when he wouldn't get out of a Spanish officer's path. By coincidence, the next day Marti's first poem premiered, when it was published with the help of a friend, Fermin Valdes Dominguez. The poem promoted dying for one's country. Because of this poem, Marti was arrested, imprisoned for four months and then exiled to Spain. Dominguez was also arrested. When the police searched Domiguez's house, they found a letter written by Marti and Dominguez that was addressed to one of their fellow classmates. It called the student a traitor because he joined the Spanish army. This letter was brought in as evidence against the men when they were charged with insurrection. When the judge questioned Marti and Dominguez, Marti gave a speech proclaiming Cuba's right to independence. Consequently, Dominguez spent six months in jail and Jose Marti was sentenced to six years. Marti served his time in a military prison under hard labor. This labor led to a leg injury and Marti was forced to use a walking cane for the rest of his life. During his sentence, his mother was able to change his prison sentence to banishment to Spain. While in Spain he would write "El Presidio Politico en Cuba," exposing the horrors of political imprisonment. After his release, Marti continued his education in Spain at the Universidad Central de Madrid, and then at the University of Zaragosa w he received degrees in law, philosophy, and letters. He lived briefly in France w his play, "Amor con Amor se Paga," written for the Spanish actress Concha Padilla, became a critical success. In 1887, Jose Marti used his middle name, Julian, and his mother's maiden name, Perez, to smuggle himself into Cuba. While in Cuba he was unable to find a job and realized that the cause for Cuban Independence was lost at the moment. He left for Guatemala, w he found work as a professor of history and literature. During this time, he published many works that expressed strong opposition to slavery and espoused the equality of democracy. His revolutionary writings brought him many enemies and eventually his ability to influence the masses through his writings would result in the authorities asking Jose to leave Guatemala. However, prior to leaving the country, he asked Carmen Zayas Bazan, the daughter of wealthy Cuban exile, to marry him. It was a proposition which she gladly accepted. Marti, with his wife Carmen, returned to Cuba in 1878 after the treaty, the "Pact of Zanjon," ended the "Ten Year War" and provided general discharge to political exiles. The pact, however, provided little change for Cubans and Marti was again banished for conspiring against the Spanish government at the beginning of "La Guerra Chiquita"(The Little War) on September 25th, 1879, shortly after the birth of his son. He escaped from a Spanish prison and emmigrated to New York w he lived for four years. During this time he observed the racial attitudes that white Americans had towards blacks. Marti became distrustful of Americans and stated that "the white man's fear of the Negro would impede Cuba's independence." Most of the time that Marti would spend in America would be spent in the slums of New York City. Living in the United States led him to write "The Guilded Age" in which he would state, " Spain alienates the Cuban, a man who lives from hand to mouth and feels injustice deeply". In the 1880's, Marti'... 
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