history of Cigars

A Short History of Cigars and Tobacco. It is widely believed that cigars were first made in

Spanish. But before cigars became all the rage in Europe, tobacco is needed to

make them. Tobacco is native to America, where the natives have produced for hundreds of years. It is believed that the Maya of the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico and parts of Central America cultivated tobacco, and even smoked it! Tobacco use spread to other tribes, both north and south. It's believed that the first use in the United States probably among the tribe along the Mississippi. Not the Christopher Columbus sailed his famous voyage to the United States in 1492 that the whole world came to know tobacco.

It is said that Columbus was not impressed by tobacco or its use among native peoples, but many sailors grew found the strange plants. Immediately quickly caught on in Spain and Portugal. From there, it spread to France, where the French ambassador Jean Nicot lent his name to the scientific name for tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum). The origins of the word tobacco itself are still suspect, although many believe it is just a word corruption Tobago, which is the name of a Caribbean island. Others believe it comes from the word Tabasco, a region (and now state) in Mexico.

The first tobacco plantation in the United States was established in Virginia in 1612. More tobacco plantations followed in Maryland soon after. Although tobacco became a popular crop, it was only smoked in pipes. Cigar was not introduced into the United States until the end of the 18th century. Israel Putnam, an army general who had served in the Revolutionary War, is credited with introducing the cigar to the United States. He has traveled to Cuba after the Revolutionary War and returned with a box of Cuban cigars. Their popularity quickly spread, and soon established a cigar factory in the area of ​​Harford, Connecticut, where General Putnam stay.

In Europe, cigar production and consumption did not achieve widespread popularity until after the Peninsula War in the early 19th century. British and French veterans returned to their homelands after years of serving in Spain with their tobacco pipes in tow. Among the rich and fashionable, the preferred method of taking tobacco cigar. Cigar smoking remains a habit associated with the rich and discriminating of upper society.

             

                                                       

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