Sunday, March 25, 2007
A genuine Leader
Martí's call in Our America for the countries of the South America to step forward with their own ideas is the sign of a strong leader. A leader who recognizes the importance of unity. I am so impressed by Martí because he was not a big talker but a real doer. He is a national hero in Cuba. He fought for the independence of his country. He was the one with Máximo Gómez who published the Manifesto of Montecristi proclaiming the independence of Cuba and an end to all legal distinction between the races. He was not the leader of a special group. He supported the emancipation of all the races in Cuba. What a great leader he was? He is considered by many as the father of the Modernismo movement. Surely he is. Is he not the one who calls for creation? Listen! Modernismo was the first real literary movement created by the writers of the Latin America. Mordernismo is a real creation that the Latin Americans can proudly call their own. Yes, Martí is a great example of a true genuine leader. He wanted a South America free. He died in battle trying to free his own country, so others will always say: he talks the talk and he walks the walk.
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I agree with you completely that Martí was not only a great leader, but also a selfless one who truly cared about his people and put their concerns before his own. He did, as you say, "walk the walk." Good point, and good post.
Martí may have been the "father" of Modernismo insofar as he was a stylistic pioneer, but his life and commitments were not commensurate with the biographies of most of the Modernistas. The true leader of the movement was Darío, and the movement tended toward writings that were not as pointedly political as Martí's. This said, they were excellent critics of modernization.
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