Built between 1810 and 1812. Jose Marti, the National Hero, was born here on January 28, 1853, and lived in it the first 3 years of his life. Marti's mother lived in this house up to 1907.

Declared National Monument. The museum was officially opened in 1925 and it has personal belongings, manuscripts, testimonies, books, and other effects that belonged to the outstanding pro-independence fighter, including his political, social and literary active life.

Jose Marti was one of the most outstanding figures of Latin-American literature of the 19th century