| Title | José Martí and Delegates from the Cuban Revolutionary Party in front of the Vincente Martinez Ybor & Co. Cigar Factory, Tampa, Florida, 1893 |
| Date | 1893 |
| Collection | Florinda Alzaga Collection CHC0012 |
| Container | Box: 2 Folder Title: Martí, José - Tampa |
| Description (Eng) | As a leader of the Cuban Independence Movement, Martí was instrumental in drawing up plans for an invasion of Cuba to liberate it from Spain. A New York based Cuban exile, Martí visited Cuban enclaves in Key West, and Tampa in order to raise awareness of the Independence Movement and to raise funds for the cause. He is shown here standing at the top center of the steps surrounded by delegates of the Cuban Revolutionary Party at a cigar factory in Tampa, Florida.
This cigar factory belonged to a Cuban expatriate who moved his business from Havana in 1869. It would later become the site for the Liceo Cubano, a Cuban social organization, which José Martí dubbed "Casa del Pueblo," the People's House. |
| Description (Spa) | Como líder del Movimiento Independista Cubano, Martí preparó y planeó la invasión que la liberaría de España. Como cubano exiliado en New York, Martí visitó Cayo Hueso y Tampa para despertar la conciencia del Movimiento Independista Cubano así como para recaudar fondos para la causa. Aquí aparece en el centro de pie, rodeado por delegados del Partido Revolucionario Cubano en una fábrica de tabacos en Tampa, Florida.
Esta fábrica de tabacos perteneció a un desterrado cubano quien trasladó su negocio desde La Habana en 1869. Más tarde fue la sede del Liceo Cubano, sociedad cubana, bautizada por José Martí como "Casa del Pueblo." |
| Extent | 1 b&w photograph: 4 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (11.5 X 16.5 cm.) on mount (6 5/8 X 9 3/8 in. (16.9 x 23.8 cm.) |
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