Founding Figures of Ybor City - Ybor & Manrara

In 1886, Vicente Martínez Ybor, A Spanish cigar factory owner, moved his business from Cuba to Key West, and later to the sleepy little village of Tampa. By his side was a young Cuban financier, Eduardo Manrara, who became a trusted member of Ybor's firm. Learn how Mr. Ybor, the established Spanish industrialist, and the young Manrara combined their instincts, genius and unique vision to build a thriving cigar industry in Tampa. By 1900, the result was a flourishing section of Tampa called Ybor City, which became "The Cigar Capital of the World." Recommended for adults.

Presented by the Tampa Bay History Center.

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My great, great Grandmother was a Manrara from Camaguey. Actually Puerto Principe in Camaguey. There are Manrara's buried in Camaguey.