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.