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The tobacco factory in Madrid is located in the neighborhood of Lava Vies.

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It was carried out under the reign of Carlos III in the late 18th century.

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In the early 19th century

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Napoleon occupied the factory and it was known also by the friends that there were underground

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workshops making tobacco in the neighborhood of Embajadores. This work

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was carried out by women. King Joseph Bonaparte converted the building into a

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real factory with thousands of underground workers hired by the name of

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cigarreras. They were rebellious, independent and very passionate-spirited

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Las cigarreras were protagonists in different areas of the Madrid contemporary reality.

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Two very important leaders, Eulalia Prieto and Encarnación Sierra, fought during the Civil War in the female struggle against fascism.

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Since 1945, the Tabacalera S.A. company was gradually reducing its activity.

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In 2000, the Embajadores Center finally closed its doors.

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A few years ago, under the shadow of the crisis in Spain,

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a group of women reopened the doors of La Tabacalera as a social self-managed center.

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Now, in these images, a rebellious woman of independent and patient spirit is dancing in memory of the struggle of Las Ligarreras.