ÿþ<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>La Flor de Cano :: The Official Historical Site of the Premium Cuban Cigar Brand</TITLE><meta name="description" content="La Flor de Cano.com is dedicated to dispelling the myth behind the creation of this classic Cuban cigar brand. Contains historical information and photographs of the brand."><meta name="keywords" content="la flor de cano cigar cuba cuban trocadero churchill caracol tobacco smoke cigarillo dominican brand ernesto juan"><meta name="creator" content="Sarah A. Cano, cano.15@osu.edu"> </HEAD> <body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#c73a52" vlink="#993300"" alink="link="#993300"" link="#993300"> <font face="tahoma,verdana,arial" size=2 color="#c73a52"> <p align=center> <BR><BR><BR> Welcome to <B><I>La Flor de Cano.com</I></B>, a website dedicated to the premium Cuban cigar brand, <B>La Flor de Cano</B>. There are several cigar websites with incorrect information regarding the origins of this label telling of two fictitious brothers who allegedly created the La Flor de Cano label in 1885. The main intent of this page is to tell the true story as revealed by Juan Cano's immediate family. Please use the links on the left side of the page to begin exploring the unique history of the brand.<BR><BR><I>This site is dedicated to the memory of Juan Cano Sainz and Ernesto J. Cano, founders and owners of "J. Cano E Hijo", later becoming "Hijos de J. Cano y Compañía", manufacturer of such Cuban brands as La Flor de Cano (Habana), Caracol, and Trocadero.</I><BR><BR> <img border="0" alt="Counter" src="http://joe.freelogs.com/counter/index.php?u=lfdcano&s=break2" ALIGN="middle" HSPACE="4" VSPACE="2"></a><script src=http://joe.freelogs.com/counter/script.php?u=lfdcano></script> <BR><BR><font size=1>All content is copyright &copy 1999-2009 LaFlordeCano.com.<BR>No content may be reproduced without express written permission.</font></font> <BR><BR> <img src="insert.jpg" width=200 height=164> </body> </HTML>