Quesada Cigars

A new company was formed by the Quesada family to handle the manufacturer in the Dominican Republic. This new firm, Manufactura de Tabacos, S.A. (MATASA), was established in a new free trade zone in Santiago in June 1974. The company began as a small operation, employing just three rollers. Soon there were 35 rollers and growing.

In the early 2000's Manolo Quesada assembled a new management team around him which included general manager Julio Fajardo, Manolo's brother Alvaro Quesada, who as vice president was in charge of the company's farms and fledgling cigarette operation, and his nephew Alvarito. Unfortunately, in April 2002 a plane crash took the lives of all three, leaving Manolo to run the company.

Today Manolo Quesada works with his two daughters, Patricia and Raquel and his niece Esther Quesada, Alvaro's daughter. Now the fifth generation of the Quesada Family runs the manufacturing facility with over 300 people keeping the tradition of making premium cigars.

In 2014 the Quesada family was proud to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of their factory in the Dominican Republic. Manuel Quesada opened up his Matasa facility in 1974 with only one roller. Forty years and a zillion cigars later, the Quesada family continues to flourish, making some of the finest premium handmade cigars in the world. Today, Manuel’s love for tobacco has been passed on to his daughters, and other family members who now work alongside him creating new and exciting blends to please the modern smoker.

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