Death
When Martinez Ybor died in December 1896 at the age of 78, the headline of the Tampa Tribune read "Great Benefactor Gone.". He owned so many business ventures and real estate in the area that his partners concluded that there was not enough available capital in Tampa to turn his assets into money. His family did sell off most of his holdings, but it took almost 10 years to do so.
Vicente Martinez Ybor is buried in the Catholic section of Oaklawn Cemetery (actually known as St. Louis Catholic Cemetery) in downtown Tampa. In honor of his contributions to the area's development, his bronze likeness was installed at the front of the Centro Ybor shopping area located in Ybor City's traditional commercial district on 7th Avenue.
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“I shall die as my fathers died, and sleep as they sleep; even so.
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A little soul for a little bears up this corpse which is man.
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