Faustino Lozano (1842-1906) was a Spanish immigrant from Asturias who arrived in New York City in 1865 and in 1868 married Cornelia Hogan (1846-1911) who had emigrated from Ireland in 1858.  They had five children; Gabriel (1869-1893), Faustino C. (1877-1916), José Maria (1885-1940), Mary (1875-1950) and Ramona (1879-1952).  It is known that Faustino always lived in Brooklyn, NY and that in 1894 he retired from the cigar manufacturing business to enter the tobacco leaf business with a Mr. Selgas in which business he remained until 1904.

Enrique Pendas Trelles, the son of Manuel Pendas and Serafina Trelles, was born April 12, 1865 in Oviedo, Asturias, Spain and emigrated to the US from Cuba in 1883 where he had reportedly resided for two years and learned the business at the Romeo & Julieta factory.  According to a passport application dated July 21, 1917 for travel to Cuba to purchase tobacco, he lived uninterruptedly in Tampa since arrival in the US.  It has been said that Enrique was Ysidro Pendas Garcia's brother which is incorrect, Enrique was the son of Manuel Pendas Garcia, brother of Ysidro and therefore his nephew.  Ysidro was known for his firm Y. Pendas & Alvarez of West Tampa.

It is reasonable to believe that Faustino Lozano was a member of Y. Pendas, Alvarez & Co. though this is unclear from our research.  It is clear though, that there was a firm named Lozano, Pendaz & Co. that was the third factory established in Ybor City on May 15, 1887 right after Vicente Martinez Ybor and Ignacio Haya established theirs in 1886.  The 1892 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map shows the location of Lozano Pendas & Co. cigar factory building at the northwest corner of 10th Ave., today Palm Ave., and 15th Street.  Based on this map we conclude it was adjacent to where later was the Cyrilla cigar factory building where today there is a parking lot.

Our best conclusion is that in their interest to establish a factory in Tampa, Y. Pendas, Alvarez & Co. organized an affiliate/subsidiary which members included Faustino Lozano and Enrique Pendas, the latter being the sole representatative in Tampa as he was the only resident there.

In his document dated May 1984 titled Structure Analysis: Lozano Cigar Factory, Bilal Sultan Ajami analyzes the F. Lozano, Son & Co. building's design. He also includes a write up regarding the firm which states that when Faustino Lozano sold his interest and ceased his involvement with Lozano, Pendas & Co. in 1895, the firm was absorbed into Y. Pendas, Alvarez & Co. 

In 1904, Faustino C. Lozano (Faustino Lozano's son) associated with Alejandro (Padrino) Nistal and established the firm Lozano Nistal & Co. at 1925 7th Ave. in Ybor City, today an empty lot pictured below. At this location they manufactured La Flor de Lozano and Nistal & Co. brands.  The association with Padrino Nistal ended in 1905 when Faustino Jr., together with his father and brother José Maria, decided to form their own cigar manufacturing business.  Initially a partnership, it was not until 1907 that F. Lozano, Son & Co. was incorporated in New York. Faustino Jr., who lived in New York from 1907 to 1913, ran the company until his death in 1916 when his brother José Maria took over as President.  

After completion of this 39,280 sq. ft. building in November, 1905 all machinery and equipment from the 1925 7th Ave. factory building where Lozano Nistal & Co. used to be, was moved here.  According to this Florida Historical Quarterly publication, F. Lozano, Son & Co. never recovered from the 1920 labor strike that lasted from February 1920 until April 1921 and sold its brand and plant to Corral Wodiska & Co.  F. Lozano, Son & Co. closed operations for good in 1923 when its assets including its brand names were sold to the Morgan Cigar Co. 

In 1924, Corral-Wodiska & Cia. leased the building, in 1925 the lease went to Gradiaz-Annis & Co. who occupied it until ca. 1928.  Between 1931 and 1943, M. Bustillo and Merriam Cigar Manufacturers were the occupants and the last to use the building as a cigar factory.  In 1943 the property was sold to Tampa Casket Co. who used the facilities until 1969 when it filed for bankruptcy and sold the building to Oliva Tobacco Co.  The Tampa Casket Co. name can still be seen on the front of the building.  The building was later owned by George Rink who in 1984 sold it to the Norbert Fuller Construction Co. after being denied a Historic Preservation Certificate by the State of Florida in 1982.  It was leter acquired by the Lawrence Properties Group and since 2005 it is owned and occupied by CENTRAL FLORIDA LIONS EYE & TISSUE BANK INC.