As a native Floridian, I have learned quite a bit about Vicente Martinez Ybor:
Don Vicente Martinez Ybor was an entrepreneur, who, eventually, moved from Cuba to settle in Tampa, Florida. In Tampa, Ybor started his own "company town that was dubbed Ybor City." Ybor, a cigar manufacturer, encouraged other manufacturers to move their cigar businesses to Tampa. He also proceeded to start a brewery, a hotel, an ice factory, a gas company, a brick factory, and an insurance company. He was a great contributor in Tampa, Florida, and his achievements are on display at the Ybor City Museum State Park.
