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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HML78_centro-espa-ol-de-tampa_Tampa-FL.html
Chartered on September 7, 1891, El Centro Espa?ol was the first Latin club organized in Ybor City. As a mutual aid society, it provided early Spanish immigrants with a framework by which they maintained their identity and culture while supplying s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HML77_el-circulo-cubano_Tampa-FL.html
Late 19th and early 20th century Cuban immigration to the United States was impressive for the craft talents brought to the country. Along with their Spanish counterparts, skilled Cuban cigarmakers made Tampa's hand-rolled cigars world-famous. As …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HML76_la-liga-patriotica-de-instruccion_Tampa-FL.html
On this corner was located the famous night schoolwhich was established for the welfare of the Cuban emigres of the flourishing cigar center. Classes wereconducted by Don Jose Guadalupe Rivero. To these compatriots who worked with tabacco leaves i…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HML75_sociedad-la-union-marti-maceo_Tampa-FL.html
When local segration forced the withdrawalof Afro-Cubans from El Club Nacional Cubano,an organization of black and white Cubansinvolved in Cuban independence, Afro-Cubancigarmakers founded a society in 1900 as LosLibres Pensadores de Marti y Maceo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HML74_vicente-martinez-ybor_Tampa-FL.html
Born in Valencia, Spain on September 7, 1818 and died in Ybor City on December 14, 1896 and buried at Oaklawn Cemetery in downtown Tampa.
In 1853 at an early age the adventurous Spaniard left his native land and traveled to Cuba which was under…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HML73_tampas-oldest-restaurant_Tampa-FL.html
Las Novedades was founded on this site when Ybor Citywas a tiny village. Its proprietor was Manuel (Canuto )Menendez. The coffee shop was a favorite rendezvousfor the pioneer cigarmakers of Sanchez y Haya CigarFactory located across the street. In…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HML72_founding-of-the-cigar-industry-in-tampa_Tampa-FL.html
In 1886 two cigar factories were completedat Tampa signaling the founding of theindustry in the area. Pioneer manufacturer was Vincente Martinez Ybor, a native of Spain, who had made cigars at Havana and Key West. Ybor's move to Tampa was prompted…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HML71_first-lt-baldomero-lopez_Tampa-FL.html
During the Inchon invasion in Korea, September 15, 1950, Marine 1st Lieutenant Lopez's platoon was engaging the enemy. Exposing himself to hostile fire he attempted to hurl a grenade into the pillbox whose fire was pinning them down. Wounded, he f…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HML70_columbia-restaurant_Tampa-FL.html
The Columbia is the oldest and largest Spanish restaurant in the United States. It was opened as a cafe for cigarmakers by Casimiro Hernandez, Sr. When he died in 1930 his son Casimiro Hernandez, Jr. then brought it to its present glory.
The Co…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HML0M_william-bartram-trail_Astor-FL.html
Wm. Bartram, Famed Naturalist,classified flora and fauna forshipment, here, at Spalding'sUpper Store, May and June 1774.