2019 NEH Summer Institute, The Center for José Martí Studies Affiliate at the University of Tampa: “José Martí in Tampa: 20 Documented Visits” with Emiliano J. Salcines

Abstract

The Honorable Emiliano J. Salcines, retired federal judge of the District Court of Appeals and highly-respected local historian, is responsible for meticulously documenting all the known visits by José Martí to Ybor City and Key West. This presentation includes a great number of historical artifacts and photographs, bringing to life the propitious encounter between Martí and the cigar workers, or tabaqueros, of Tampa.