Teatro Martí is aNeoclassicaltheater inHavana,Cuba. It was inaugurated on 8 June 1884 as theTeatro Irijoa, named after its founder and owner Ricardo Irijoa, from theBasque Country,Spain.[1] It was originally used for the performance ofzarzuelas andvaudevilles, as well as meetings of thePartido Autonomista.[1] In 1899, it was renamedEden Garden, before changing its name again a year later to Teatro José Martí. In 1901, it held theConvención Constituyente which established the independentRepublic of Cuba.[1] At the time, it had a capacity of 1,200 persons.[2]
The theater was abandoned in the 1970s before reopening on 24 February 2014 in the presence ofRaúl Castro. In 2015, it was awarded thePremio Nacional de Restauración. In 2016, the restored Teatro Martí appeared onCuban postage stamps.[3]