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Celestino Vega

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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. He faced labor protests and demands from strikers. Mrs. Celestino Vega (Carolina Sanchez Vega?) was on the board of the Tampa League of Women's Clubs.

References

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