First Citizen
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Markerman62
N 27° 57.718 W 082° 27.067
17R E 357263 N 3093837
Located at 1913 North Nebraska Avenue, Tampa
Waymark Code: WM18NJ4
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 08/30/2023
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The first citizen of Ybor City was Gavino Gutierrez, Spanish civil engineer.
Gutierrez investigated the area in 1884 as a site for a guava processing plant. The guava plant was never erected, but on the strength of Gutierrez recommendations his friends, Vicente Martinez Ybor and Ignacio Haya, brought the clear Havana cigar industry to Tampa. Gutierrez surveyed and platted what is now Ybor City and located his estate of Spanish Park on this spot. In later years it became the site of a restaurant and scene of many fiestas
This bust and plaque were originally located at the Spanish Park Restaurant. When the restaurant was demolished, the bust was moved to the Centro Asturiano Hospital but the original plaque was lost. After the Centro Asturiano hospital was demolished, the bust was relocated to the Centro Asturiano Club. This plaque is a replica of the original plaque.
Marker Number: None
Date: None
County: Hillsborough
Marker Type: City
Sponsored or placed by: Donated by the Gutierrez family
Website: Not listed
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