Little Havana in Miami in Miami-Dade County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
General Máximo Gómez
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, May 25, 2019
1. General Máximo Gómez Marker
1886-1905
Nacio en Bani Rep. Dominicana 18 Nov 1836 Libertador de Cuba
Donaron e instalaron el busto Jose Bianka y Stephanie Alvarez
Aprovado por Comisionado Willy Gort
Colaboradores:
Consul Dom. Manuel Durán, Ricky Casanova
Jose Leon Asencio, Luis Sabines
Angel Gonzalez, Luis Conte Aguero
Com. Tomas Regalado - Feb 27 - 2001
General Máximo Gómez
1886-1905
Born in Bani, the Dominican Republic on November 18, 1836. Liberator of Cuba.
This bust was donated and installed by José Bianka and Stephanie Alvárez
Approved by the Commissioner Willy Gort
Collaborators:
Consul of the Dominican Republic Manuel Durán, Ricky Casanova
José León Asencio, Luis Sabines
Ángel González, Luis Conte Aguero
Commissioner Tomás Regalado – February 27, 2001
Erected 2001 by José Bianka and Stephanie Alvárez.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • Wars, Non-US. A significant historical date for this entry is February 27, 2001.
Location. 25° 45.938′ N, 80° 13.161′ W. Memorial is in Miami, Florida, in Miami-Dade County. It is in Little Havana. It is on 8th Street east of 15th
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Regionally, this memorial is in South Florida and on the Gold Coast. It is also in the American South and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Little Havana Honors Our Veterans (within shouting distance of this marker); Impact of the Bay of Pigs Invasion in Miami (approx. 0.2 miles away); Bay of Pigs Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away); Nestor Izquierdo Plaza (approx. 0.2 miles away); Cruceiro Xacobeo Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away); A la lucha guerrillera anticomunista / To the Anti-Communist Guerrilla (approx. 0.2 miles away); José Martí Plaza (approx. 0.2 miles away);
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, May 25, 2019
2. General Máximo Gómez Marker and bust
Other markers no longer nearby. Nestor A. Izquierdo (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been permanently removed); Memorial to the Fallen of Cuban Liberation (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been permanently removed).
Also see . . . General Máximo Gómez. (Submitted on June 1, 2019, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.)
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, May 25, 2019
3. General Máximo Gómez Marker
The marker and bust are located at the Domino Park in Little Havana.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, May 25, 2019
4. The Domino Park and the General Máximo Gómez Marker
The reverse of the bust of General Gómez is towards the left in this view of Domino Park in Little Havana.
Library of Congress
5. General Máximo Gómez
Commander-In-Chief of Cuba.
Commander-In-Chief of Cuba.
“I gave my sword, my life, for the freedom and liberty of Cuba's patriots.”
Copyright 1898 by Henry C. Langrehr S.F., Cal.
Lith. H. S. Crocker Co. S.F.
Copyright 1898 by Henry C. Langrehr S.F., Cal.
Lith. H. S. Crocker Co. S.F.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, May 25, 2019
6. An additional nearby General Máximo Gómez Marker
The additional marker near the bust of General Gómez reads:
Parque Maximo Gomez
En homenaje al Libertador de Cuba, Generalisimo Maximo Gomez Baez, en ocasión del octogésimo cuarto aniversario de su muerte, acaecido el el 17 de junio de 1905 en la ciudad de La Habana Cuba.
Autoridad de Desarrollo de La Pequeña Habana
Cuban Sertoma Club of Miami
Miami, Florida
17 de junio de 1989
En homenaje al Libertador de Cuba, Generalisimo Maximo Gomez Baez, en ocasión del octogésimo cuarto aniversario de su muerte, acaecido el el 17 de junio de 1905 en la ciudad de La Habana Cuba.
Autoridad de Desarrollo de La Pequeña Habana
Cuban Sertoma Club of Miami
Miami, Florida
17 de junio de 1989
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, March 7, 2026
7. Domino Park
A park sign welcomes visitors to Domino Park/Máximo Gómez Park.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 30, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 1, 2019, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 662 times since then and 74 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 1, 2019, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. 5. submitted on September 6, 2020, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 6. submitted on June 1, 2019, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. 7. submitted on March 15, 2026, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York.
