Jose Marti - Tampa, FL
N 27° 57.738 W 082° 26.658
17R E 357934 N 3093865
One of several busts of Marti found in Ybor City. Marti was an influential Cuban patriot who spent time in Tampa while exiled.
Waymark Code: WM7K4E
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 11/03/2009
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There are several points of interest relating to Jose Marti on this same street corner and surrounding area:
NRHP: Circulo Cubano de Tampa - Ybor City, Tampa, FL (
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FHM: El Circulo Cubano (Cuban Club) (
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AGS: Circulo Cubano (Cuban Club) - Tampa, FL (
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FHM: Attempt on the Life of Jose Marti 1893 - Ybor City, Tampa, FL
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FHM: José Martí - Ybor City (
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Inscription: (On plaque on base:) JOSE MARTI/1853-1895/ORDEN/CABALLERO DE LA LUZ INC./AGUSTO 7-1949
Description: Bust of Jose Marti depicts a man with a receding hairline, a moustache and a small beard. He wears a suit and tie. The bust sits on a base which is enclosed in a low iron fence.
Remarks: Commissioned in 1949 by the Orden Caballero de la Luz, Tampa and Havana chapters. The bust came from Cuba and the base was provided by the Tampa chapter of the Brotherhood. The present base may not be the original. Jose Marti (1853-1895) was a Cuban patriot who spent time in Tampa while in exile. IAS files include related articles from the Tampa Tribune Jan. 19, 1993, and the St. Petersburg Times, June 13, 1993; an excerpt from "Luz y Verdad, Organo Oficial de la Orden Caballero de la Luz," Aug 1949, and additional information.
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