José Martí tenía apenas 16 años de edad cuando comenzó a luchar por la independencia de su patria a través de sus escritos. A los 17, fue declarado enemigo de España y condenado a seis años de cárcel y de trabajo forzado. Sin embargo, eso no lo detuvo: Martí dedicó su vida a defender el derecho de Cuba a ser un país independiente. Hoy es recordado y honrado como un hombre íntegro, valiente y brillante, amante de la lilbertad y de la paz.--Back cover. José Martí was barely 16 years old when he began to fight for the independence of his homeland through his writing. At 17 he was declared an enemy of Spain and sentenced to six years of prison and hard labor. But that did not stop him. Martí dedicated his life to defending Cuba's right to independence. Today he is remembered and honored as a man of integrity, brilliant and courageous, a lover of freedom and peace.
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