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Compañía General de Tabacos de Filipinas

Manufacturer in the Philippines

The Compañía General de Tabacos de Filipinas, S.A. (General Tobacco Company of the Philippines, abbreviated CdF), also known as the Compañía Española de Tabacos de Filipinas, was a Spanish multinational joint-stock company, one of the world's most important enterprises in the late 19th and early 20th century, and the Philippines' first private tobacco company. Founded by the 1st Marquess of Comillas in Barcelona in 1881 and based in Manila, it is also simply known as Tabacos de Filipinas in Spain, and as La Tabacalera in the Philippines.2 It was founded by Antonio López y López.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1881Founded1
  • Industrycrop production, tobacco industry1
  • HeadquartersTabacos de Filipinas building1

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Cia. Tabacs de Filipines, Rambla (Hotel 1898)
Photo: Jordiferrer, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

The Compañía General de Tabacos de Filipinas, S.A. (General Tobacco Company of the Philippines, abbreviated CdF), also known as the Compañía Española de Tabacos de Filipinas, was a Spanish multinational joint-stock company, one of the world's most important enterprises in the late 19th and early 20th century, and the Philippines' first private tobacco company. Founded by the 1st Marquess of Comillas in Barcelona in 1881 and based in Manila, it is also simply known as Tabacos de Filipinas in Spain, and as La Tabacalera in the Philippines.2

The story

Founded by Antonio López y López in 1881.1

Leadership

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Timeline

  1. 1881Founded Founded1

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