Coral Way in Miami in Miami-Dade County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

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José Martí

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, May 25, 2019

1. José Martí Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

“Yo quiero, cuando me muera sin patria, pero sin amo, tener en mi losa un ramo de flores, - ¡y una bandera!”

[English:]
“I want, when I die, without a country, but without a master, to have on my tomb a bouquet of flowers, - and a flag!”
José Martí
1853-1895

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • Wars, Non-US.

Location. Memorial has been permanently removed. It was located near 25° 45.868′ N, 80° 12.985′ W. Memorial was in Miami, Florida, in Miami-Dade County. It was in Coral Way. It was on Southwest 13th Avenue north of 10th Street Southwest, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial was at or near this postal address: 861 SW 13th Ave, Miami FL 33135, United States of America.

We have been informed that this memorial is no longer there and will not be replaced. This page is an archival view of what was.

Regionally, this memorial was in South Florida

and on the Gold Coast.

It was also in the American South

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region,

North

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America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found 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 location: Calle de las Presas Politicas Cubana (here, next to this marker); José Martí Plaza (here, next to this marker); Operation Pedro Pan (within shouting distance of this marker); Lt. General Antonio Maceo Grajales Plaza (within shouting distance of this marker); Cruceiro Xacobeo Monument (about 300 feet away); Nestor Izquierdo Plaza (about 400 feet away); A la lucha guerrillera anticomunista / To the Anti-Communist Guerrilla (about 400 feet away); Bay of Pigs Monument (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Miami.

Other markers no longer nearby. General Antonio Maceo (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Memorial to the Fallen of Cuban Liberation (was about 300 feet away, measured

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, May 25, 2019

2. José Martí Marker

The monument includes the marker, a large bronze map of Cuba and the following quote from Martí, "La patria es agonia y deber..." (The nation is agony and duty...)

in a direct line but has been permanently removed); Nestor A. Izquierdo (was about 400 feet away but has been permanently removed).

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, March 21, 2024

3. José Martí Marker

The historical marker in the context of the José Martí monument.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 16, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 2, 2019, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 2,325 times since then and 324 times this year. Last updated on March 15, 2026, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 2, 2019, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. 3. submitted on March 28, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.