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Which city in florida was named after the cigar manufacturer who opened a factory there?

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Answer:

Ybor City.

Step-by-step explanation:

Ybor City, now a neighborhood within Tampa, was settled in 1886 by Cuban cigar manufacturers under the leadership of Vicente MartĂ­nez de Ybor. The cigar companies moved from Key West to avoid unionization of their workers. Story of a Man of Ybor City. Ybor City, Florida.

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