HAVANA, Cuba. – With the lecture titled Presence and Absence of Marti thought in 1898, by Dr. Ibrahim Hidalgo, the Marti and the Events of 1898 International Symposium began.

The scholar explained that with the fall in combat of the Cuban national hero the imperial greed became more present, considering that at the end of the 19th century many personalities did not practice his liberating thought.

In the Marti and the Events of 1898 International Symposium, at the Jose Marti Center of Studies, the Marti´s Facets postal series was cancelled, composed of stamps with several moments of his life.

Professors, scholars and experts in Marti work attend the colloquium that concludes next Friday.