Celestino Vega

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.[1] He faced labor protests and demands from strikers.[2] Mrs. Celestino Vega (Carolina Sanchez Vega?) was on the board of the Tampa League of Women's Clubs.[3]

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.