D. Angel Cuesta collection, Acquisition date: 2/13/2007, bulk 1858-1936
Collection context
Summary
- Abstract:
- This collection contains materials utilized for research on the life of Tampa cigar tycoon D. Angel Cuesta, including photographs, documents, and C.D.s. Many of the materials in the collection are recreations of original materials, including documents and photographs from the 19th century.
- Extent:
- .5 Cubic Feet
- 1 boxes
- Language:
- Spanish; Castilian English
- Preferred citation:
D. Angel Cuesta collection, USF Libraries-Tampa Special Collection, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.
Background
- Scope and content:
This collection contains photographs, documents, and C.D.s about the life of Tampa cigar tycoon D. Angel Cuesta.
- Biographical / historical:
D. Angel Cuesta was a cigar maker and factory owner who helped to establish Tampa, though specifically Ybor City, as the cigar capitol of the United States. Cuesta was born in Asturias, Spain in 1858 where he lived until he moved to Havana, Cuba in 1873 for school. In Havana, Cuesta apprenticed as a cigar maker, leading him to immigrate to America and open a cigar factory in Tampa in 1893. Cuesta's partnership with Peregrino Rey, which ultimately led to the formation of the cigar company Cuesta-Rey and Co., would cement his name in Tampa history. Cuesta's Hyde Park home, now known as the Cuesta-Hixon house, as well as the red neon sign bearing he and Rey's names which sits atop the J.C. Newman Co. cigar factory, are remaining reminders of his legacy.
Indexed terms
Access and use
- Terms of access:
None. The contents of the collection may be subject to copyright. Visit the United States Copyright Office's website at http://www.copyright.gov/ for more information.
- Preferred citation:
D. Angel Cuesta collection, USF Libraries-Tampa Special Collection, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.
- Location of this collection:
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The University of South Florida, Tampa Campus4202 East Fowler Ave. LIB122TampaFL33620-5400USA
