An illustrated lecture on José Martí’s sojourn in Santander, Spain, after his second deportation by Spanish colonial authorities in September 1879, exploring its impact on Martí, as well as the city’s influence in his writing, in the context of the cultural, trade, and historical interrelations between Havana and Santander. With Martí scholar Jorge A. Capote Abreu, professor emeritus of Universidad de Cantabria. Dr. Capote will be introduced by poet and writer Lourdes Gil, Director of the CCCNY Martí Program.
This presentation is part of the CreateNYC Language Access program,
and it will be held in Spanish.
DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, THIS EVENT WILL NOT BE HELD
BEFORE A LIVE AUDIENCE.
INSTEAD, IT WILL BE STREAMED THROUGH OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL
AT THE SCHEDULED DATE AND TIME.
PLEASE CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING LINK ON TUESDAY, MAY 19, AT 6:30 PM:
https://youtu.be/8ZWXnAkg6HI
[Image above: Café Suizo in 19th century Santander, frequented by Martí during
his stay in the city.]
INSTITUTO CERVANTES
211 East 49th Street, bet. 2nd & 3rd Aves., NYC
FREE ADMISSION for CCCNY and IC Members
RSVP at: info@cubanculturalcenter.org
For a PDF of the special brochure commemorating the 140th anniversary last fall of Martí’s stay in Santander, please click here:
MARTÍ EN SANTANDER_FOLLETO CONMEMORATIVO
Jorge A. Capote Abreu is professor emeritus of the
Universidad de Cantabria in Santander, Spain.
Born in Cuba, he holds graduate and post graduate
degrees in Civil Engineering from the Universidad de
La Habana and the Universityof Prague. His research
and scholarly work on José Martí inspired him to
organize a two-day international conference in
October 2019, the first celebration of the 140th
anniversary of Marti’s sojourn in Santander.
This event is co-sponsored by Instituto Cervantes
And is supported by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
With the promotional collaboration of
“El paso de Martí por Santander” is a complementary presentation of the Cuban Cultural Center of New York’s 19th annual congreso, its flagship event, this year titled España en Cuba: Un ir y venir, to be held at Barnard College on Sunday, November 15, 2020.
