# Apostle of Cuban Independence: José Martí

**URL:** <https://www.libertarianism.org/podcasts/portraits-of-liberty/apostle-of-cuban-independence-jos-mart>

**By** Paul Meany

**Published:** August 12, 2021

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José Martí tirelessly fought for the cause of Cuban Independence for all of his life and became a national hero.

## Summary:

Born in Havana in 1853, José Martí witnessed the horrors of slavery at a young age and dedicated his life to fighting against imperialism and racism. Martí was many things, a poet, a philosopher, journalist, professor, but above all else, a patriot to Cuba. He was an anti-racist and anti-colonial thinker who criticized any form of oppression. Though he failed in his efforts to gain independence for Cuba, Martí has become a heroic figure for liberty in Latin America.

## Music Atrributions:

As I Figure by Kevin MacLeod  
Link: [https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3383-as-i-figure](https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3383-as-i-figure)  
License: [https://filmmusic.io/standard-license](https://filmmusic.io/standard-license)  
  
Touching Moments One - Pulse by Kevin MacLeod  
Link: [https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4537-touching-moments-one---pulse](https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4537-touching-moments-one---pulse)  
License: [https://filmmusic.io/standard-license](https://filmmusic.io/standard-license)  
  
Touching Moments Two - Higher by Kevin MacLeod  
Link: [https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4539-touching-moments-two---higher](https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4539-touching-moments-two---higher)  
License: [https://filmmusic.io/standard-license](https://filmmusic.io/standard-license)  
  
Energizing by Kevin MacLeod  
Link: [https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5709-energizing](https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5709-energizing)  
License: [https://filmmusic.io/standard-license](https://filmmusic.io/standard-license)  
  
With the Sea by Kevin MacLeod  
Link: [https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4638-with-the-sea](https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4638-with-the-sea)  
License: [https://filmmusic.io/standard-license](https://filmmusic.io/standard-license)  
  
Rites by Kevin MacLeod  
Link: [https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4292-rites](https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4292-rites)  
License: [https://filmmusic.io/standard-license](https://filmmusic.io/standard-license)  
  
The Parting by Kevin MacLeod  
Link: [https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4501-the-parting](https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4501-the-parting)  
License: [https://filmmusic.io/standard-license](https://filmmusic.io/standard-license)  
  
When The Wind Blows by Kevin MacLeod  
Link: [https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4622-when-the-wind-blows](https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4622-when-the-wind-blows)  
License: [https://filmmusic.io/standard-license](https://filmmusic.io/standard-license)  
  
Pensif by Kevin MacLeod  
Link: [https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4202-pensif](https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4202-pensif)  
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