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Martinez Ybor married Palmia Learas while living in Cuba in 1848, and they had four children before her death. He married
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opened. The factory is an imposing brick complex that fills an entire city block and was the largest cigar manufacturing facility in the world at the time of its opening. Ybor's original wooden building was donated to the community and became the first home of
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Spanish and Cuban workers, labor unrest, and the difficulty of transportation to and from the island city eventually led Martinez Ybor to decide that he should again relocate his business.
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