Poems and essays by Jos ?Mart ?(1853-1895), the most renowned political and literary figure in the history of Cuba. A poet, essayist, orator, statesman, abolitionist, and the martyred revolutionary leader of Cuba's fight for independence from Spain, Mart ?lived in exile in New York for most of his adult life, earning his living as a foreign correspondent. Throughout the 1880s and early 1890s, Mart'?s were the eyes through which much of Latin America saw the United States. His were impassioned, kaleidoscopic evocations of that period in U.S. history.Poemas y ensayos de Jos ?Mart ?(1853-1895), la figura polt?ica y literaria ms? renombrada de la historia de Cuba. Un poeta, essayist, orator, statesman, abolitionist, y martyred a ld?er revolucionario de la lucha de Cuba para la independencia de Espa , Mart ?viv ?en exile en York nueva para la mayora? de su vida del adulto, ganando su vida como correspondiente extranjero. A travš del 1880s y del 1890s temprano, Mart ?era los ojos a travš de los cuales mucha de Am?ica latina vio los Estados Unidos: sus evocations apasionados, kaleidoscopic de ese pero?do en la historia de Estados Unidos.