| Ancient smokes seem to be renewed for a | | | | represent both the trademark and the production |
| trademark and factory plenty of history: H. Upmann, | | | | plant. |
| the oldest of the capital of Cuba and most | | | | Since that time, it has had some variations. It began |
| recognized trademarks. | | | | producing with eighty employees and had times of |
| Since November 2003, it began its operations in a | | | | having one thousand workers. In 1944, year of its |
| four-floor building (one of them that is huge was | | | | 100th anniversary, it moved into the two rooms of |
| taken for the galera room) located on the corner of | | | | Amistad Street; and in November 3rd, 2003, moved |
| 23rd and 14 streets in the neighborhood of El | | | | into a new building once more. |
| Vedado in Havana. | | | | One of the first commercializing companies of these |
| This way, it has become Cuba's most modern and | | | | trademark products was the British firm Hunter and |
| better exploited tobacco factory. It is located where | | | | Frakau that still sells Cuban tobacco in the United |
| Partaga's cigarettes plant used to be in the past, now | | | | Kingdom. |
| it is a completely repaired building that occupies | | | | H. Upmann is closely related to cigar makers who left |
| almost the entire block. | | | | to work in Tampa, Key West (The United States) |
| Although this plant has not been included in any city | | | | during Cuban colonial times. Precisely from there, they |
| tour, it is worthy to know some details about this | | | | helped financially to make Cuban war against Spain. |
| factory since many travelers once in Cuba try to find | | | | The late famous Cuban musician Francisco Repilado |
| out information about this factory and its cigars. | | | | (Compay Segundo) worked as torcedor (twister) in |
| H. Upmann, -also named José Martí, | | | | H. Upmann galeras for nineteen years. |
| National Hero of Cuba (1854/1895), got its second | | | | In this place still work seven torcedores (cigar |
| mane in 1961 when the young revolutionary | | | | twisters) with more than 44 years of experience. In |
| government nationalized many private companies, | | | | addition, it exists within the building a school where |
| and tobacco firms among them. | | | | people can learn this job. |
| Since 1844, H. Upmann was located at 407 an 409, | | | | In the plant there have been installed modern |
| Amistad Street, Centro Habana, few blocks away | | | | machines for the moja process that control all steps |
| from the Capitol of Havana. It has more than 100 | | | | of it. This fact, together with other conditions of |
| years of existence. | | | | illumination, work organization as well as some others, |
| Moreover, this factory has been given the category | | | | has made this factory very productive. |
| of Vanguardia Nacional by the Cuban government | | | | Generally speaking, H. Upmann is a modern, beautiful |
| due to its efficiency and quality records, among some | | | | tobacco factory not to compare to any other of its |
| other awards. | | | | type because it is very traditional and it has been |
| H. Upmann was created in the XIX century by two | | | | honored with carrying the name of José |
| German whose surname was Upmann. They | | | | Martí, journalist, writer, poet and symbol |
| combined the H the best they could in order to give | | | | leader of Cuba. |
| this business the name Hermanos Upmann, that | | | | |