Unknown tributes. Martí, Maceo and the Cuban flag

The Hebrews admired José Martí extraordinarily, to the point of planting a forest with his name on the slopes of Judea (Israel) in homage to the centenary of his birth. The printing of a leaflet in Hebrew with a brief biography of Martí, given to every child in Israel's public schools by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1953. The placing of floral offerings on busts and statues of Martí in Havana's Central Park and Liberty Park, now Mars Square in Santiago de Cuba, were some of the tributes made by this community on the island and abroad. But the constant search for information showed that it was not only for him, but for all national elements, patriotic symbols and Cuban historical personalities, as is the case of Antonio Maceo Grajales and the Cuban flag.

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