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Have you ever wondered where cigars were first produced?\u00a0 <\/b><\/h2>\n

In Spain is where many people believe cigars were first produced.
\n<\/strong>Before cigars became all the rage in Europe, they needed tobacco to produce them. <\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

The Origins of Tobacco<\/h2>\n

The origins of cigar smoking are still unknown. A Guatemalan ceramic pot dating back to the tenth century features a Mayan smoking tobacco leaf tied together with a string. Sikar<\/i>, the Maya term for smoking, may have inspired the name cigar.<\/p>\n

Before cigars became all the rage in Europe, they needed tobacco to produce them. Tobacco is indigenous to the Americas, where native peoples have produced it for hundreds of years.<\/p>\n

Some believe the Maya of Yucatan peninsula and parts of Central America cultivated tobacco, and possibly even smoked it! Tobacco use spread to other tribes, both north, and south. The tribe on the Mississippi is believed tobacco’s first use in the United States.<\/p>\n

Christopher Columbus sailed his famous voyage to the Americas in 1492, and the rest of the world came to tobacco.<\/p>\n

Not everyone liked, tobacco including Columbus.\u00a0 However, many sailors grew found of the strange plant. Not everyone liked tobacco even Columbus. Soon it quickly caught on in Spain and Portugal.\u00a0 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 simply a corruption of the word Tobago, which is the name of a Caribbean island.\u00a0 Still, others believe it comes from the word Tabasco, a region (and now state) in Mexico. Established in Virginia in 1612, the first tobacco plantation of the United States.\u00a0\u00a0More tobacco plantations followed in Maryland soon after. Pipes were the only item at the time to smoke tobacco with.<\/p>\n

The Introduction of the Cigar<\/h2>\n

The cigar was first introduced to the United States in the late 18th century.\u00a0 Israel Putnam, an army general who had served in the Revolutionary War, is credited with introducing the cigar to the United States.\u00a0 He had traveled to Cuba after the Revolutionary War and returned with a box of Cuban cigars.\u00a0 Their popularity quickly spread, and soon enough cigar factories were established in the area of Harford, Connecticut, where General Putnam resided.\u00a0 In Europe, cigar production and consumption did not achieve widespread popularity until after the Peninsula War in the early 19th century.\u00a0 British and French veterans returned to their homelands after years of serving in Spain with their tobacco pipes in tow.\u00a0 Among the rich and fashionable Health Fitness Articles, the favored method of taking tobacco was the cigar.\u00a0 Cigar smoking remains a habit associated with the rich and discriminating of upper society.<\/p>\n

Visit www.TheCigarStore.com<\/a> when you want to purchase cigars and accessories. <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Have you ever wondered where cigars were first produced?\u00a0 In Spain is where many people believe cigars were first produced. Before cigars became all the rage in Europe, they needed tobacco to produce them.   The Origins of Tobacco The origins of cigar smoking are still unknown. A Guatemalan ceramic pot dating back to the […]<\/p>\n

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