Quote by José Martí: “Patria is humanity.”

José Martí collapsed the distance between love of country and love of all people. True patriotism, he believed, is not about putting your nation above others — it is about recognizing that your homeland is simply the place where you practice your commitment to all humanity.

Martí published 'Our America' in 1891, a landmark essay calling for Latin American unity against both Spanish colonialism and the growing influence of the United States. He was writing from exile in New York, organizing the Cuban independence movement while reflecting on what genuine national identity could mean.

Cuban poet, essayist, and independence leader who is considered the apostle of Cuban independence. His writing laid the intellectual foundation for Cuba's 1895 war of independence from Spain, and he died in combat in the same year.