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Jose? Marti? teni?a apenas 16 an?os de edad cuando comenzo? a luchar por la independencia de su patria a trave?s de sus escritos. A los 17, fue declarado enemigo de Espan?a y condenado a seis an?os de ca?rcel y de trabajo forzado. Sin embargo, eso no lo detuvo: Marti? dedico? su vida a defender el derecho de Cuba a ser un pai?s independiente. Hoy es recordado y honrado como un hombre i?ntegro, valiente y brillante, amante de la lilbertad y de la paz.--Back cover. Jose? Marti? was barely 16 years old when he began to fight for the independence of his homeland through his writing. At 17 he was declared an enemy of Spain and sentenced to six years of prison and hard labor. But that did not stop him. Marti? dedicated his life to defending Cuba's right to independence. Today he is remembered and honored as a man of integrity, brilliant and courageous, a lover of freedom and peace.