José Martí
BornJosé Julián Martí Pérez
January 28, 1853
Havana, Captaincy General of Cuba
DiedMay 19, 1895(1895-05-19) (aged 42)
near Contramaestre and Cauto
Occupationpoet, writer, nationalist leader
NationalityCuban
Literary movementModernismo
SpouseCarmen Zayas Bazan
ChildrenJosé Francisco "Pepito" Martí
RelativesMariano Martí Navarro and Leonor Pérez Cabrera (Parents), 7 sisters (Leonor, Mariana, María de Carmen, María de Pilar, Rita Amelia, Antonia and Dolores)