Carlos Benigno Baliño López (13 February 1848 – 18 June 1926) was a
Cuba
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n writer, revolutionary and one of the first proponents of
Marxism
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in Cuba.
He was born on 13 February 1848 in
Guanajay
Guanajay is a town and municipality in Artemisa Province in western Cuba, located about southwest of Havana. The town lies among hills.
Guanajay is the twin town of Axtla De Terrazas
Overview
In colonial times it was an acclimatization station ...
,
Cuba
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.
His early writings were poetry and prose. By 1869 his writings had gained notability for their anti-colonial and pro-independence inclinations; thus placing him at odds with the colonial authorities. He was forced into exile and lived in
New Orleans
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,
Louisiana
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, where he studied
architecture
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.
In 1892, while living in the United States he, along with
Jose Martí
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Given name Mishnaic and Talmudic periods
* Jose ben Abin
*Jose ben Akabya
*Jose the Galilean
*Jose ben Halafta
* ...
, founded the
Cuban Revolutionary Party
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.
In 1902, a year after the United States signed the
Platt Amendment
The Platt Amendment was a piece of United States legislation enacted as part of the Army Appropriations Act of 1901 that defined the relationship between the United States and Cuba following the Spanish–American War.Communist Party of Cuba
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.
He was an early critic of
neocolonialism
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and wrote the prologue and translation to
Scott Nearing
Scott Nearing (August 6, 1883 – August 24, 1983) was an American radical economist, educator, writer, political activist, pacifist, vegetarian and advocate of simple living.
Biography
Early years
Nearing was born in Morris Run, Tioga County ...
's 1921 anti-imperialist work, ''The American Empire''.
Baliño died on 18 June 1926 in