Cigar Label History

In 1886 the Sanchez y Haya Cigar Factory edged out the Ybor and Manrara Cigar Factory to produce the first manufactured cigar in Ybor City. Throughout Tampa's history everything written about this historic event spoke of the two cigar manufacturers race to produce THE CIGAR. However, little has been written about the man who rolled that cigar – Ramon Fernandez!

Cigar City Magazine salutes Ybor City's first cigar maker on this 121st anniversary, which occurs on April 13, 2007! Ramon's employer, Ignacio Haya later helped him to begin his own cigar business and we proudly display his label.

(Label courtesy of Tommy Vance, great grandson of Ignacio Haya.)

"Cigar Label History" appears in Volume 1, Issue 8 of Cigar City Magazine.

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