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General Antonio Maceo

 
 
General Antonio Maceo Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, May 25, 2019
1. General Antonio Maceo Marker
Inscription.  
“La libertad no se mendiga. Se conquista con el filo del machete.”

[English:]
“Freedom is not begged for. It is conquered with the edge of the machete.”
General Antonio Maceo
“El Titan de Bronce”
Heroe por la Independencia de Cuba
Junio 14, 1845 – Diciembre 7, 1896
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & PatriotismWars, Non-US.
 
Location. This memorial has been replaced by another memorial nearby. It was located near 25° 45.849′ N, 80° 12.984′ W. Memorial was in Miami, Florida, in Miami-Dade County. It was in Coral Way. It was at the intersection of Southwest 10th Street and 13th Avenue Southwest, on the right when traveling east on Southwest 10th Street. Touch for map. Memorial was at or near this postal address: 1300 SW 10th St, Miami FL 33135, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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 America, a Gulf of Mexico state,
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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: Lt. General Antonio Maceo Grajales Plaza (here, next to this marker); Operation Pedro Pan (a few steps from this marker); Calle de las Presas Politicas Cubana (within shouting distance of this marker); Josι Martν Plaza (within shouting distance of this marker); Cruceiro Xacobeo Monument (about 400 feet away); Nestor Izquierdo Plaza (about 500 feet away); A la lucha guerrillera anticomunista / To the Anti-Communist Guerrilla (about 500 feet away); Bay of Pigs Monument (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Miami.
 
Other markers no longer nearby. Josι Martν (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); Memorial to the Fallen of Cuban Liberation (was about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been permanently removed); Nestor A. Izquierdo
General Antonio Maceo Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, May 25, 2019
2. General Antonio Maceo Marker
(was about 500 feet away but has been permanently removed).
 
Also see . . .  General Antonio Maceo Grajales. (Submitted on June 2, 2019, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.)
 
General Antonio Maceo image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, May 25, 2019
3. General Antonio Maceo
General Antonio Maceo Marker bust by Tony Lσpez image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, May 25, 2019
4. General Antonio Maceo Marker bust by Tony Lσpez
General Antonio Maceo Bust image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, March 21, 2024
5. General Antonio Maceo Bust
General Antonio Maceo Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, March 7, 2026
6. General Antonio Maceo Marker
In 2025, the statue and marker was removed and replaced with a mural dedicated to Operation Pedro Pan.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 20, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 2, 2019, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 1,296 times since then and 101 times this year. Last updated on March 15, 2026, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 2, 2019, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.   5. submitted on March 28, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York.   6. submitted on March 15, 2026, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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