Carlos Baliño

Carlos Benigno Baliño López (13 February 1848 – 18 June 1926) was a Cuban writer, revolutionary and one of the first proponents of Marxism in Cuba.

By 1869 his writings had gained notability for their anti-colonial and pro-independence inclinations; thus placing him at odds with the colonial authorities.

In 1892, while living in the United States he, along with Jose Martí, founded the Cuban Revolutionary Party.

In his writings Baliño addressed the position of the proletariat, the question of political power and argued for the creation of a classless society based on the socialization of the means of production.

He was an early critic of neocolonialism and wrote the prologue and translation to Scott Nearing's 1921 anti-imperialist work, The American Empire.