Viva Martí

For Martí, Cuba Libre meant “independence from Spain and the United States—untrammeled, unconditional, uncompromising national sovereignty. Indeed Martí directed almost as much energy toward combating the annexation of Cuba to the United States as he did promoting support for its independence from Spain. ‘To change masters,’ Martí repeatedly insisted, ‘is not to be free.’” Louis A. Pérez, Cuba: Between Reform and Revolution