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The history of cigars can be traced to the native Indian communities of Cuban who smoked a primitive form of cigar; tobacco wrapped in leaves as the palm leaves. This comes from the late fifteenth century voyage by Christopher Columbus where his crew reported having seen two Indians smoke. The word cigar comes from a Mayan Indian name for smoking; Sikar, and cigarette come from the Spanish language.  

By mid sixteenth century the use of tobacco had spread all over Europe with great boost from respected smokers as Jean Nicot, a French ambassador to Portugal, who named the chemical in it to nicotine; after his name Nicot. The spread to Italy is credited to Sir Walter Raleigh who made several voyages to America from Britain.

As the habit continued to spread, it become the gentleman’s show thus higher quality was needed; the finest quality in Europe was from Spain by it was passed imports from Cuban. Due to the long voyages to Cuba the humidors became popular to protect the cigars and their flavors. The humidors and the quality or finer cigars become a sign of class and many designs were created to the status and the personality of the smokers. Many people thought that cigar smoking had a medicinal value but others despised and banned them by kings as Philip II of Spain and James I of England.

Later the cigar accessories came in handy as many smokers sought for more classy ways to smoke and show their status in the society. Eventually they become a necessity in the habit as cheaper materials were used to manufacture them.