Celestino Vega Explained

Celestino Lester Vega was a cigar maker, President of Centro Español and a promoter of Spanish arts and culture. He is listed as a Great Floridian. Vega was born in Asturias, Spain November 27, 1897. He emigrated to Tampa.[1] He faced labor protests and demands from strikers.[2] Mrs. Celestino Vega (Carolina Sanchez Vega?) was on the board of the Tampa League of Women's Clubs.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Cigar Aficionado. 1998. 6. M. Shanken Communications. 2017-01-11.
  2. Book: Work Engendered: Toward a New History of American Labor. Baron, A.. 1991. Cornell University Press. 9780801495434. registration. 158. 2017-01-11.
  3. Book: Southern Discomfort: Women's Activism in Tampa, Florida, 1880s-1920s. Hewitt, N.A.. 2001. University of Illinois Press. 9780252026829. 247. 2017-01-11.

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