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The "White Rose" name of Germany's Anti Nazi resistance group led by Sophie and Hans Scholl of Munich university was apparently inspired by Jose Marti's verse "Cultivo Una Rosa Blanca" (Versos Sencillos). [114] In Bucharest Romania a public school and the Romanian-Cuban Friendship Association from Targoviste are both named "Jose Martí".
José Martí died fighting in the battle of Dos Ríos (near Palma Soriano).He was leading a group of rebels against the Spanish royalist army in the first skirmish in Cuba's struggle for independence from Spain (see History of Cuba).
It was first given in 1995, the centenary of Martí's death. In addition to the intrinsic distinction bestowed on recipients, the award comes with a sum of money (currently USD $5,000), and donated by the government of Cuba .
Cuban hero Jose Martí, celebrated in Miami-Dade schools, shared the same social and political concerns in his writings as the censored Amanda Gorman poem, says Fabiola Santiago.
Simple Verses (Spanish: Versos sencillos) is a poetry collection by Cuban writer and independence hero José Martí.Published in October 1891, it was the last of Martí's works to be printed before his death in 1895. [1]
Shortly after the death of Céspedes, Masó was elected as representative of the department of Oriente; and when Tomás Estrada Palma was elected delegate of the Cuban Revolutionary Party (PRC), named him Secretary of War after the death of José Martí. When Estrada Palma was imprisoned he returned into the armed forces, as brigadier general.
In 1895, Marti wrote and signed the Manifesto de Montecristi along with Máximo Gómez, outlining what he hoped would become Cuba’s declaration of independence, setting Cuba free from Spanish rule, as well as improving the economy and bringing equality to the country.
A cause of death for writer and director Jeff Baena, whose credits include “Life After Beth” and “The Little Hours,” has been determined.