| 词条 | Alejandro Robaina |
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|name=Alejandro Robaina |birth_date={{birth date|1919|3|20}} |birth_place=Alquízar, Cuba |death_date={{death date and age|2010|4|17|1919|3|20}} |death_place=San Luis, Pinar del Río, Cuba |nationality=Cuban |occupation=tobacco grower }} Alejandro Robaina (March 20, 1919 – April 17, 2010) was a Cuban tobacco grower. BiographyRobaina was born in Alquízar in La Habana Province of Cuba but he grew up and lived most of his life in the renowned tobacco-growing Vuelta Abajo district of Pinar del Río Province where his family had been growing tobacco since 1845.[1][2] He became involved with his family's tobacco growing business at the age of ten, having smoked his first cigar just shortly before then.[1][2] He took over the operations of the plantation after the death of his father Maruto Robaina—also an acclaimed tobacco grower—in 1950[3] and remained an independent grower even after the 1959 Cuban Revolution when plantations were often absorbed into cooperative organizations.[4] In a 2006 interview with Cigar Aficionado magazine, Robaina stated that he spoke with Castro and that he "told Fidel I did not like cooperatives or state farms and that the best way to grow tobacco was through family production. He wanted me to join a cooperative and I told him no."[5] The tobacco leaves from Robaina's plantations are often considered among the best in the world[4] and have been used by high quality cigars brands such as Cohiba and Hoyo de Monterrey.[1] Robaina himself has been dubbed the "Godfather of Cuban tobacco."[4][6] During the 1990s, Robaina was recognized by the Cuban government as the country's best tobacco grower.[1] In 1997, Vegas Robaina cigar brand was created by the Cuban government-owned company Habanos S.A. to honour Robaina's accomplishments in the industry,[1][4] although cigar experts have had a hard time detecting Robaina's tobacco in the cigar and Robaina himself never provided a definitive answer.[1] Robaina is the only tobacco grower with a Cuban cigar named after himself and has spent several decades travelling the world as Cuba's unofficial tobacco and cigar ambassador.[7][8] His travelling subsided as he got older and he received visits at his home and plantation by thousands of cigar enthusiasts and tourists annually.[4][1] Robaina was diagnosed with cancer in 2009 and died in his home on his tobacco plantation near San Luis, Pinar del Río.[6][2] He handed over the majority of the day-to-day operations of the plantation to his grandson Hiroshi several years before his death.[6][5] References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 Grimes, William. [https://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/20/world/americas/20robaina.html Alejandro Robaina, Grower for Top Cuban Cigars, Dies at 91], The New York Times, April 19, 2010. Accessed April 21, 2010. 2. ^1 2 Weissert, Will. [https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5h3F2nEdZiY1P33BbxfxhJ_porPSwD9F5PIV00 Hundreds bid Cuban cigar legend Robaina farewell], Associated Press, April 19, 2010. Accessed April 21, 2010 3. ^Koay, Allan. [https://web.archive.org/web/20110622015804/http://thestar.com.my/lifestyle/story.asp?file=%2F2005%2F5%2F26%2Ffeatures%2F11002383&sec=features Don Alejandro Robaina, master of cigars], The Star, May 26, 2005. Accessed April 21, 2010. 4. ^1 2 3 4 Darlington, Shasta. 'Godfather' of Cuban tobacco dead at 91, CNN, April 17, 2010. Accessed April 21, 2010. 5. ^1 Suckling, James. Cigar Diary: Cuba's Cigar Legend, Cigar Aficionado, October 1, 2006. Accessed April 21, 2010. 6. ^1 2 Franks, Jeff. Cuban tobacco legend Alejandro Robaina dies at 91, Reuters, April 17, 2010. Accessed April 21, 2010. 7. ^Franks, Jeff. Ailing Cuba tobacco legend celebrates 91st birthday, Reuters, March 21, 2010. Accessed April 21, 2010. 8. ^Cuban cigar legend Alejandro Robaina dies aged 91, BBC News, April 18, 2010. Accessed April 21, 2010. Further reading
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