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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 Martínez 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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