Tabacalera

Former Spanish tobacco monopoly

Institución del Estanco de Tabaco
Compañía Arrendataria de Tabacos

FoundedMarch 1945 (1945-03)DefunctApril 1999 (1999-04)FateMerged with SEITASuccessorAltadisHeadquarters

Madrid

Spain

ProductsDucados, Fortuna

Tabacalera, formerly the Compañía Arrendataria de Tabacos, was a Spanish tobacco monopoly whose origins date back to 1636, making it the oldest tobacco company in the world.^[1]

In 1999, the company merged with SEITA of France to form Altadis, which was later purchased by Imperial Tobacco. Its brands included Ducados and Fortuna.

Tabacalera owned 50% stake in Cuba's official cigar export operation Corporación Habanos. After holding the stake for 15 years, Tabacalera played a key role in marketing and selling Cuban cigars in more than 150 countries around the world.^[2]

References

^ "Tobacco Timeline: The Seventeenth Century--The Great Age of the Pipe". www.tobacco.org. Archived from the original on 2003-04-03.
^ Buck, Tobias (2015-06-15). "Spain's Tabacalera set to take the cigar in US amid Cuba detente". www.ft.com. Retrieved 2019-12-16.