Answer:
Explanation:
The purpose of the text is: To clarify the author´s intention, since at the very las part of the paragraph It´s quoted what the author said in regards to his intention when it comes to this paragraph.
It says "I haven´t spoken of black, white or mulatto poetry; I´ve only spoken about antillano which expresses our town´s reality and culture".
So he´s no really describing ethnicities, defending people´s rights nor encouraging to visit a continent, he´s just explaining his intention