Cesar Gonzmart
(1920-1992)

Died aged c. 72

Cesar Gonzmart was born March 6, 1920 in Tampa. He expanded the oldest Spanish restaurant in the United States, the original Columbia Restaurant in Tampa’s Ybor City, into a series of successful restaurants in Sarasota, St. Augustine, St. Petersburg, Sand Key and Tampa’s Harbour Island. He was cited by state and community organizations for promoting Tampa’s Ybor City Historic District. Citations include the 1991 Tony Pizzo Award for Preservation of Tampa’s Latin Heritage from the Ybor City Museum Society; 1992 Hispanic Man of the Year from Tampa Hispanic Heritage; and a 1993 State of Florida Resolution citing his lifetime accomplishments to the community and as a Florida businessman. In 1972 Gonzmart founded the Krewe of the Knights of Sant’ Yago Tampa. He was honored as an official Knight of Sant’ Yago and served as its second king in 1974. Cesar Gonzmart died on December 9, 1992.

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César Gonzmart (March 6, 1920 – December 9, 1992) was a concert violinist and entertainer, Spanish "nobleman" and energetic chairman of the $42 million Columbia Restaurant Group (1991).

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