Martí and Gómez in Cajobabo

After multiple setbacks, April 11,1895 José Martí and Maximo Gómez disembarked for Cajobabo, Guantánamo. In Montecristi, Sebastían, the captain of a small schooner that would take them, in a first intent to Island Big Inagua, in the archipelague of The Bahamas, announces the destination of the same , for what most of the sailors deserted fearful of a possible shipwreck or for the interruption of some Spanish craft during the voyage. On the other hand, the authorities of the referred Island, imposed of the situation, inspect the craft and discover the weapons, for what Martí has to manage them to leave unhurt; it is imposed to leave to the biggest urgency, before robs some Spanish craft in the place.

The Haitian consul facilitates the passports and the captain of the German cargo carrier Nordstrand consents to carry out that risky company, but he has to navigate first toward Haitian End and of there, bound for Jamaica, he will approach to East, so that Martí, Gómez and other four expeditionary, go down in boat to some how many miles of the coast.

Together the two eminent persons travel the Cuban Paquito Borrero, Ángel Guerra Cesar Salas and the Dominican Republic Marcos del Rosario.

Point of the time they point out that the captain charged a thousand pesos to lend this service, but the revolutionaries don't have as paying him the attentions, and much less the shown insomnia when April 11 oppose to that toss the bounce to the dark and violent sea, amid a storm that involves great danger. There is not who stops them. The coast is to less than three miles and the decision is irrevocable. Expressed Martí his gratefulness to the captain.

The bad time drops, with the blistered hands from rowing, they arrive at the beach, to the foot of Cajobabo; in that moment nobody knows where they are.

The joy invades them, but it is necessary that they contain the desire to spread its screams for the hills that surrounds them.

The humidity reigns in the atmosphere, a strong scent emanates of the dew in the farms, as long as the coolness of the moon in the dawn invites them to take a rest. Some fall asleep, Martí has the open eyes looking at the clouds among the foliage of the trees. They are in the earth and under the Cuban sky. Shortly they will seize the weapons in the Necessary War.(María Delys Cruz Palenzuela)