JOSE MARTI MONUMENT IN CENTRAL PARK. 
Jose Marti (born in Havana, 1853; died in battle, 1895), Cuba’s great Apostle oi 
Freedom, was the animating spirit of the revolution of 1895. The monument is by the 
distinguished Cuban sculptor, J. Vilaeta de Saavedra, who has written ot it: 
“The figure represents the apostle, Marti, in the act of addressing the Cuban 
people just after he has once more given to the winds the single-starred banner of 
freedom which was furled at Zanjon. Inspired by him, the Cubans in 1895 threw 
themselves into the second war of independence. In high relief around the pedestal 
I have symbolized their action; there are sculptured nineteen figures, which show 
this nation moving forward, men, young and old, armed and unarmed; women and 
children, all eager, straining toward the goal ahead, which is—Independence. And 
overshadowing them with her great white wings is Victory bearing the palm of peace '' 
The date, February 24, 1895, is of the beginning of the revolution. The dedication 
is: Al Apostol Jose Marti. La Latvia Kedimida—Ta the Apostle Jose Marti. The 
Country Redeemed. 
