135 years ago, the first issue of the magazine for Latin American children The Golden Age, written by Cuban José Martí, saw the light of day, and its humanist essence remains valid today.
In 1889, during Martí's stay in New York to prepare for Cuba's War of Independence against Spanish colonialism, he managed to publish four issues of the magazine, with stories, essays and poetry.
The works contained in La Edad de Oro are recognized for their teachings to the youngest children, in texts that combine beauty, epochs and imagination, and show Martí's humanism and idealism.
The human values embodied in this publication are universal, and provoke the youngest readers to begin the search for knowledge, love and justice.
Currently the magazine, collected in a book, is of obligatory consultation in Cuba for the formation of the new generations.
This creation of Martí, Cuba's National Hero, is full of love and faith in children, whom he defines as "the hope of the world".
In tune with the times, the text is available in digital format to continue to captivate those who read it, regardless of the reader's age.
Martí, a patriot recognized as the most universal of Cubans, believed that talking to children, convincing them and transmitting ideas to them would guarantee the future, which is why many of the topics addressed in his work are so relevant.