Cubans Evoke Legacy of José Martí in the Cuban Revolution

On the 131st anniversary of José Martí's fall in combat, Cuba evokes the patriotic, anti-imperialist, and social justice legacy of its National Hero within the work of the Revolution.

Miguel Díaz-Canel, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic, recalled on X the words written by the Apostle just hours before his death, marked by profound Latin Americanist and anti-imperialist fervor.

"...I am now every day in danger of giving my life for my country, and for my duty—as I understand it and have the courage to carry it out—to prevent, through the independence of Cuba, the United States from spreading throughout the Antilles and falling, with that added force, upon our lands in America. Everything I have done until today, and will do, is for that purpose...," the head of state quoted.

In his message, Díaz-Canel asserted that the Cuban Revolution was made so that this legacy would never be lost.

In that regard, Prime Minister Manuel Marrero emphasized that Fidel, the best disciple of Martí, defined him as "the intellectual author of the Cuban Revolution, and his thought and action are an irreplaceable guide for the present and the future of our people." "131 years after his fall, the Apostle lives in the soul of the Homeland," the premier commented.

José Julián Martí Pérez (Havana, January 28, 1853 – Dos Ríos, May 19, 1895) was a poet, essayist, and journalist, as well as the founder of the Cuban Revolutionary Party and the organizer of the so-called Necessary War, aimed at achieving freedom from Spanish colonialism.

His biographers agree that he was a man of elevated principles, Latin American and internationalist vocation, and impeccable personal conduct, both public and private.