Spirit of Cigar City was formed in July of 2006. We are a group of business men and women from different walks of life and from different locations, but with one belief. That belief is to promote the history of Tampa, Ybor City and their diverse heritages by supporting charities and fostering civic pride.
Ybor City began when Don Gavino Gutierrez came to Tampa in search of guava trees. Meanwhile, Vincente Martinez Ybor had left Cuba with his workers only to have his cigar factory in Key West burn down. Gutierrez told his friend Ybor about Tampa, and the great possibilities that a port would bring. Ybor bought the 40 acres in 1885, and Ybor City was born. Soon after that, many cigar factories were built and attracted immigrants to come from Cuba to work. They were followed by Spanish, Italian, German, Jewish and many others. Within 3 short years Ybor City grew from 700 to 10,000 people. Following the factories came restaurants, shops, coffee houses and social clubs. Ybor City continued to grow over the years, both in population and in history.
Many of us in the krewe are decendents of these immigrants that came to Ybor long ago, and honor their history and heritage by wearing costumes reminiscent of that time. The men wear the traditional guayaberas with hats, and the women dress in the typical Flamenco gowns or peasant dresses of that time.
Remember, we are nostalgic, colorful and anything but boring!!
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Hey Krewe....Just want to says thanx for the great time last Saturday...It was great being able to perform on the float for all you wonderful people...Keep on rockin'.....Mike (GateKeeper)
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