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

^ Cigar Aficionado. Vol. 6. M. Shanken Communications. 1998. Retrieved 2017-01-11.
^ Baron, A. (1991). Work Engendered: Toward a New History of American Labor. Cornell University Press. p. 158. ISBN 9780801495434. Retrieved 2017-01-11.
^ 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.

[google-1] Cigar Aficionado. Vol. 6. M. Shanken Communications. 1998. Retrieved 2017-01-11.

[google2-2] Baron, A. (1991). Work Engendered: Toward a New History of American Labor. Cornell University Press. p. 158. ISBN 9780801495434. Retrieved 2017-01-11.

[google3-3] 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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