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Vequero Cuban Cigars History
In 1961, the Francisco Donatian Factory in the Pinar del Rio province of
Cuba began producing cigars for domestic consumption, along
with the cigarettes it had been producing for years. These
cigars were commonly rolled for national banquets and other
public affairs and became colloquially known as Vegueros,
after the field hands that work on Cuba's tobacco and sugar
cane plantations. The first people outside of Cuba to become
acquainted with these cigars were tourists on sight-seeing
trips out to Cuba's cigar tobacco-growing regions. In 1997,
Habanos SA launched the cigars for export.
Vitolas in the Vegueros Line
The following list of vitolas (sizes) within the Vegueros line
lists their measurements in English and metric, their vitolas
de galera (factory name), and their conventional name in
American cigar slang.
Hand-Made Vitolas
Especial No. 1 - 7 1/2" x 38 (192 x 15.08 mm) Laguito No. 1, a
long panetela
Especial No. 2 - 6" x 38 (152 x 15.08 mm) Laguito No. 2, a
panetela
Mareva - 5 1/8" x 42 (129 x 16.67 mm) Mareva, a petit corona
Seoane - 4 7/8" x 36 (125 x 14.29 mm) Seoane, a cigarillo
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