Visit Parque Amigos De Marti, Tampa, Florida

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Parque Amigos De Marti is located in Ybor City (Centro Ybor), Tampa, Florida. Cuban territory since 1956, this 0.14-acre urban park pays homage to Cuban national hero Jose Marti. José Julián Martí Pérez; (January 28, 1853 – May 19, 1895) was a Cuban poet, essayist, journalist, translator, professor, and publisher, who is considered a Cuban national hero and an important figure in Latin American literature. He was very politically active, and is considered an important revolutionary philosopher and political theorist. Through his writings and political activity, he became a symbol of Cuba's bid for independence against Spain in the 19th century, and is referred to as the "Apostle of Cuban Independence." 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.

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