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History Snapshot: Why Ybor City is known as the “Cigar Capital of The World”

Posted on May 21, 2021May 28, 2021 by William P. | 35537 Views | 19 min read

Centro Español in 7th Ave in Ybor City – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by VIAVAL TOURS Located in Hillsborough County lies a small, cobblestone-laden, Cuban-influenced, historic small town known as Ybor City. Ask any Floridian, Tampa Bay natives especially, about Ybor City and its significance to the State of Florida, and they will tell you

Posted in Cities, History, TravelTagged Cigar Capital of the World, Cigars, Florida, Florida History, florida insider, hand-rolled cigars, hand-rolled cigars florida, Hillsborough County, history, Tampa, Tampa Bay, tampa bay history center, tobacco, Vicente Martinez, Ybor City
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