Cuban General Jose Marti square in Cap-Haitian

The monument, standing in the newly-built Jose Marti Square, upholds a bust of Marti, created by a Haitian architect in cooperation with the National School of Arts. In attendance at the opening were the envoy of Cuban President, Raul Castro, Rafael Bernard Alemani; Minister of Culture, Josette Darguste; and other government officials.

After a moment of silence, Martelly spoke of the alliance between Cuba and Haiti, and what significance it holds for both countries in the present. He said Marti began ". . . the genesis of cooperation between Haiti and Cuba . . . that still develops for the benefit of Haiti and Cuban citizens." Alemani said the Cuban people are grateful to Haiti for the ". . . aid granted to the precursor of Cuban independence."

In 1895, Marti inhabited a house in Cap Haitien, which has revered his memory with a marble plaque, marking the historical time he spent there. Cap Haitien has also honored the contributions of Marti by naming a street after him. Jose Marti Street represents the shared part Haiti played in the liberation of the Cuban people as a fraternal country, which had won its own liberation in 1804.

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