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Leonor Pérez Cabrera

Santa Cruz de Tenerife 1828 - La Habana, Cuba 1907
mother of of Cuban politician, writer, journalist, philosopher and poet José Martí
(Wikipedia)

Fernando Garcíarramos
1978

Santa Cruz de Tenerife / Leonor Pérez Cabrera

Description

Commorative plaque with relief portrait. Originally, on a stone pedestal base.

Inscription(s)

asocacion de amistad canario-cubana
"jose marti"

canarias cuba
a

LEONOR PEREZ tenerife 1.828
la habana 1.907

madre tinerfeña del apostol de la
independencia cubana jose marti en el
150 aniversario de su nacimiento en
la calle de puerta canseco con motivo
del homenaje que esta asociacion le
rindio en la presente fecha en el
teatro guimera
santa cruz de tenerife 17-12-1.978

'en visperas de un largo viaje estoy pensando en ud.
… conmigo va siempre en mi creciente y necesaria agonia
el recuerdo de mi madre …la benedicion'

JOSE MARTI

Canarian-Cuban friendship association
"José Martí"

Cuba Canary Islands
to

Leonor Pérez Tenerife 1828
Havana 1907

Mother of the apostle of the
Cuban independence José Martí at the
150th anniversary of his birth in
the Calle de Puerto Cansesco on the occasion
of the homage that this association pays to him
on the present date in the
Guimera theater
Santa Cruz de Tenerife 17-12-1978

'On the eve of a long journey I'm thinking of you
... with me goes always in my growing and necessary agony
the memory of my mother ...the blessing

José Martí

Signature

f. garciarramos

Sculptor

Fernando García-Ramos y Fernández del Castillo, known as Fernando Garcíarramos (Santa Cruz de Tenerife 1931), Canarian poet and sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

aCernuda, Buscando a Leonor Pérez en Santa Cruz de Tenerife.

Location (N 28°27'59" - W 16°15'12")

Item Code: esca570; Photograph: 1 February 2020
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