Tampa in Hillsborough County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

José Martí

Photographed By Mike Stroud, December 2008

1. José Martí Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Desde esta escalinata
En el año 1893
José Martí
Apóstol de la Libertad
de Cuba
Con elocuentes palabras
pidió a los tabaqueros
Cubanos emigrados que le
ayudasen a conquistar la
independencia de su país,
aportando hombres, armas
y dinero.
Muchos obreros cambiaron
la chaveta por el machete
y otros donaron centenares
de miles de pesos para
salvar de la opresión
a un pueblo y crear
la República de Cuba
English translation:
From this staircase in 1893, José Martí, the Apostle of Cuban freedom, with eloquent words asked the Cuban cigar workers that had emigrated here for their help in gaining the independence of their country by providing men, weapons and money. Many workers exchanged their tobacco cutting knife for a machete and others donated hundreds of thousands of pesos to help save the people of Cuba from oppression and to create the Republic of Cuba

Erected 1950 by Rotary Club of Ybor City.

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listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Government & Politics • Hispanic Americans • Industry & Commerce • Patriots & Patriotism. In addition, it is included in the Rotary International series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1893.

Location. 27° 57.69′ N, 82° 26.655′ W. Marker is in Tampa, Florida, in Hillsborough County. Marker is on North Avineda Republica de Cuba. Located in Ybor City Historic District of Tampa between East 8th Avenue and East 9th Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Tampa FL 33605, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Founding of the Cigar Industry in Tampa (a few steps from this marker); Cherokee Club and El Pasaje (within shouting distance of this marker); La Liga Patriotica de Instruccion (within shouting distance of this marker); Ybor City's First Fire Station (within shouting distance of this marker); El Chino — Pajarito Restaurant (within shouting distance of this marker); Attempt On The Life Of Jose Marti

José Martí Marker, with the mentioned stairway image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, December 13, 2008

2. José Martí Marker, with the mentioned stairway

(about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); El Circulo Cubano (about 300 feet away); La Casa de Pedroso (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tampa.

Also see . . . José Martí , from Wikipedia. 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. (Submitted on December 14, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)

Ybor Square and José Martí Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By AGS Media, July 13, 2010

3. Ybor Square and José Martí Marker

Photographed By Wikipedia

4. José Martí

Top of the stairs image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, December 13, 2008

5. Top of the stairs

Ybor Square, Tampa's Historic Market Place, American Cigar Co. Factory No. 20 Dist. Fla.

José Martí Monument, located on the corner of 14th Avenue and 10th Street image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, December 13, 2008

6. José Martí Monument, located on the corner of 14th Avenue and 10th Street

1853-1895
Orden
Caballero de la Luz Inc.
(The Order of the Knight of the Light, Inc.)
Coordinates: 27.962331, -82.444337

Credits. This page was last revised on November 10, 2019. It was originally submitted on December 14, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 3,191 times since then and 226 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 14, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 3. submitted on July 14, 2010, by Glenn Sheffield of Tampa, Florida. 4, 5. submitted on December 14, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 6. submitted on January 3, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.