The Cuban Embassy in the Dominican Republic has invited the public to a celebration honoring Gómez and Martí, promoting peace, friendship, solidarity, unity, and brotherhood between the two nations within Latin America and the Caribbean.

For Cubans and Dominicans, a visit to the Casa de Montecristi is an unforgettable experience, evoking the historical significance of the two leaders uniting to sign the document that outlined the program for the Cuban Revolution. Martí sought Gómez’s support in Montecristi, and the Dominican readily joined the independence plan.

The Montecristi Manifesto revealed the strategic ideas behind the War of 1895 and, 130 years later, remains a testament to the Cuban Revolution’s unity.

On its centennial, Fidel Castro hailed it as “one of the greatest political legacies that our people have received,” affirming that the war of independence, as stated in the Manifesto, represented the will of a nation committed to victory or death.

Martí himself equated Santo Domingo with Cuba, questioning if there were better Cubans than Gómez and his friend Federico Hernández y Carvajal in what he deemed his political testament.

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