Ybor City in Tampa in Hillsborough County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Cuba
The Official Newspaper of the Cuban Revolutionary Party
| | 1887 1898 | |
Photographed by Tim Fillmon, December 4, 2023
1. Cuba Marker
On this site was published the historic newspaper Cuba, dedicated to the cause of Cuban Independence.
Cuba was the successor of El Crνtico De Ybor City. Its editor was Ramon Rivero y Rivero, a great revolutionist.
In 1891 Rivero collaborated with Josι Martν in drafting the Basis for the Cuban Revolutionary Party.
Erected 1961 by The Oliva Tobacco Co. (through a project of the Ybor City Rotary Club).
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Government & Politics • Hispanic Americans. In addition, it is included in the Rotary International series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1891.
Location. 27° 57.664′ N, 82° 26.748′ W. Marker is in Tampa, Florida, in Hillsborough County. It is in Ybor City. It is on East 8th Avenue west of Avenida Repϊblica de Cuba (North 14th Street), on the right when traveling east. Marker stands in front of the outdoor courtyard of the New World Brewery, a brewery and bar within the Ybor City Historic District (a National Historic Landmark District).
The marker is visible from the TECO Line Streetcar System,
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Regionally, this marker is on Florida’s Tampa Bay. It is also in the American South and on the Gulf Coast. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: La Casa de Pedroso (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named La Casa de Pedroso (within shouting distance of this marker); Jose Marti (within shouting distance of this marker); Antonio Maceo Grajales (within shouting distance of this marker); Sociedad La Union Marti-Maceo (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Rough Riders (about 300 feet away); Cradle of Cuban Liberty (about 300 feet away);
Photographed by AGS Media, June 14, 2010
2. "Cuba" The Official Newspaper of the Cuban Revolutionary Party Marker
More about this marker. The marker is capped with the emblem of the Ybor City Rotary Club, which features the flags of the USA, Cuba, and historical variants of the flags of Italy and Spain, the steamship Hutchinson, and a cigar.
Regarding Cuba. Cuba and El Critico de Ybor City were among numerous short-lived Spanish-language newspapers to be published in the factory town of Ybor City. The papers suffered from a lack of sponsors and subscribers, since most of Ybor City's population followed the news through the "Lectores", who daily read to cigar workers over loudspeaker in Ybor's factories.
Ramon Rivero by 1897 published three editions of Cuba weekly. The paper left him in debt, but reportedly he kept it going out of sheer patriotism.
(Source: Tinajero, Araceli. Grasberg, Judith E. "El Lector: A History of the Cigar Factory Reader", pg. 96-97. University of Texas Press, 2010.)
Additional keywords. Ybor City Historic District, Partido Revolucionario Cubano
Photographed by Tim Fillmon, December 4, 2023
3. New location of the Cuba Marker
Photographed by AGS Media, June 14, 2010
4. Former location of "Cuba" Marker in front of the New World Brewery
Credits. This page was last revised on July 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 16, 2010, by Glenn Sheffield of Tampa, Florida. This page has been viewed 2,673 times since then and 59 times this year. Last updated on February 3, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. Photos: 1. submitted on December 4, 2023, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. 2. submitted on June 16, 2010, by Glenn Sheffield of Tampa, Florida. 3. submitted on December 4, 2023, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. 4. submitted on June 16, 2010, by Glenn Sheffield of Tampa, Florida. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
