Spanish Colonial Period of Cuba - Jose Marti, Cuban War of Independence, Battle of Havana, Ten Years' War, Bernardo de Galvez y Madrid (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 51. Chapters: Jose Marti, Cuban War of Independence, Battle of Havana, Ten Years' War, Bernardo de Galvez y Madrid, Count of Galvez, Captaincy General of Cuba, Sociedad Economica de los Amigos del Pais, Jesus Castellanos, Pedro Menendez de Aviles, Narciso Lopez, Great Havana Hurricane of 1846, Valeriano Weyler, 1st Duke of Rubi, Royal Decree of Graces of 1815, Royal Audiencia of Santo Domingo, Candelaria Figueredo, Carlos Manuel de Cespedes, Diego Velazquez de Cuellar, Chronology of Colonial Cuba, Panfilo de Narvaez, 1886 Indianola hurricane, Cabildo, Morro Castle, Little War, Francisco Cajigal de la Vega, Battista Antonelli, Luis de Unzaga, Juan de Grijalva, Juan de Prado Mayera Portocarrero y Luna, Giovanni Battista Antonelli, Diego de Villalba y Toledo, Guaimaro Constitution, Antillean Confederation, Year of the Lash, Sebastian de Ocampo, Eduardo Vivas, Battle of Dos Rios, Trocha from Jucaro to Moron, Blas Villate. Excerpt: Jose Julian Marti Perez (January 28, 1853 - May 19, 1895) was a Cuban national hero and an important figure in Latin American literature. In his short life he was a poet, an essayist, a journalist, a revolutionary philosopher, a translator, a professor, a publisher, and a political theorist. He was also a part of the Cuban Freemasons. Through his writings and political activity, he became a symbol for Cuba's bid for independence against Spain in the 19th century, and is referred to as the "Apostle of Cuban Independence." He also fought against the threat of United States expansionism into Cuba. From adolescence, he dedicated his life to the promotion of liberty, political independence for Cuba and intellectual independence for all Spanish Americans; his death was used as a cry for Cuban independence from Spain by both the Cuban revolutionaries and those Cubans previously reluctant to start a revolt. Born in...