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Photographer: AGS Media
Taken: September 5, 2011
Caption: Mural of Cuesta Rey & Co. Cigar Factory
Additional Description:     In nearby Rey Park, a mural depicts the Cuesta Rey & Co. factory, which was built in 1896 by Spanish immigrants Angel Cuesta and Peregrino Rey (for whom the park was named). Their factory produced the popular labels "Ponce de Leon", "La Favorita De Tampa", "La Flor de Cuesta Rey", and "Unica". At its peak, the company operated factories in West Tampa and in Ybor City, and was named official Purveyor to the Court of Spain by King Alfonzo XIII. The company was later bought out. Their West Tampa factory was a Contributing Structure in the West Tampa Historic District but was destroyed by fire in 1989.
Submitted: September 8, 2011, by Glenn Sheffield of Tampa, Florida.
Database Locator Identification Number: p171309
File Size: 4.512 Megabytes

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