Don vicente martinez ybor biography

Spanish entrepreneur (–)

Vicente Martinez Ybor
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Born	7 September [1] Valencia, Spain
Died	14 December (aged 78) Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Industrialist, cigar manufacturer
Known&#;for	Founder of Ybor City, Tampa
Spouses	Palmia Learas, Mercedes de las Revillas

Vicente Martinez Ybor (7 September – 14 December ) was a Spanish entrepreneur who first became a noted industrialist and cigar manufacturer in Cuba, then Key West, and finally Tampa, Florida.

Martinez Ybor is best known for his founding the immigrant-populated cigar manufacturing town of Ybor City just outside Tampa, Florida in It was annexed by Tampa in and was a major factor in the community's rapid development from a small town into one of the largest cities in Florida and, for a time, the world's leader in cigar manufacturing.

In addition to his Principe de Gales line of Cuban cigars, he founded many othe