Tomas Bata was born in Zlin to a shoemaking family as a member of the seventh generation of families of local craftsmen-shoemakers; Tomas’s direct ancestor Lukas Bata is mentioned in 1667 as a shoemaker in Zlin
Tomas Bata was born in Zlin to a shoemaking family as a member of the seventh generation of families of local craftsmen-shoemakers; Tomas’s direct ancestor Lukas Bata is mentioned in 1667 as a shoemaker in Zlin