| Equestrian statue of José Martí | |
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 Detail. Plaza 13 de Marzo in Habana, Cuba | |
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| Artist | Anna Hyatt Huntington |
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| Subject | José Martí |
| Location | New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 40°45′57.8″N73°58′33.9″W / 40.766056°N 73.976083°W /40.766056; -73.976083 |
A statue ofJosé Martí byAnna Hyatt Huntington is installed inManhattan'sCentral Park, in theU.S. state ofNew York.
A copy of the statue is centrally placed on Plaza13 de Marzo inHabana,Cuba.[1][2]
The monument features abronze sculpture resting on a darkBarre granite pedestal designed by the architectural firm Clarke & Rapuano and donated by the Cuban government. The statue was cast in 1959, dedicated in May 1965, and conserved by theCentral Park Conservancy in 1992 with funds raised by Cuban-Americans.[3]
An inscription on the east side of the base reads: "APOSTOL DE LA INDEPENDENCIA / DE CUBA GUIA DE LOS PUEBLOS / AMERICANOS Y PALADIN DE LA / DIGNIDAD HUMANA SU GENIO / LITERARIO RIVALIZA CON SU / CLARIVIDENCIA POLITICA NACIO / EN HABANA EL 28 DE ENERO DE / 1853. VIVIO QUINCE ANOS DE SU / DESTIERRO EN LA CIUDAD DE NUEVA / YORK MURIO EN EL COMBATE DE / DOS RIOS PROVINCIA DE ORIENTE / EL 19 DE MAYO DE 1895."[3] An inscription on the base's west side reads, "APOSTLE OF CUBAN INDEPENDENCE / LEADER OF THE PEOPLES OF AMERICA / AND DEFENDER OF HUMAN DIGNITY / HIS LITERACY GENIUS VIED WITH HIS / POLITICAL FORESIGHT. HE WAS BORN / IN HAVANA ON JANUARY 28, 1853 / FOR FIFTEEN YEARS OF HIS EXILE HE LIVED IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK. / HE DIED IN ACTION AT DOS RIOS IN / ORIENTE PROVINCE ON MAY 19, 1895."[3]
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