José Martí

  • Nacimiento

    José Julián Martí Pérez
    January 28, 1853
    Havana, Cuba
  • Arresto

    Accused of treason, young Martí is arrested and confined in the Havana City jail.
  • Deportación

    December. Martí returns to Havana and is deported to Spain.
  • México

    Martí sails to Mexico.
  • Cuba

    Arrives in Havana, using his middle name and second family name: Julián Peréz.
  • Los Estados Unidos

    Martí arrives in New York.
  • Versos Sencillos

    “Versos Sencillos” (Simple Verses) is published.
  • Muerte

    May 19, 1895 (aged 42)
    Cauto, Cuba