José Martí was born, January 28, 1853, in Havana, Cuba. His mother, Leonar Perze was a teacher, which allowed him to go to high school. Both his Father and his mother were spanish immigrents. José Martí was the oldest of seven sisters.

José Martí was a very talented young man. He liked to do art, sculpt, and write poetry. In spain, he enrolled in a school for painters and sculptors. At the age 16, José published his editorials and poems in the local newspapper. Later on, he was arrested because he was writting about wanting to free Cuba from Spains control. Then, he was sent to Spain And had earned his master degree

Jose Marti was a politian and a revolutionary.He fought for Cuba’s Freedom “Cuba Libre”. Jose died at the age 42 in 1895, after being killed by Sanish soldiers at the Battle at Dos Rios. It was 7 years later when Cuba got its freedom from Spain’s control.