The history of the Oliva family can be traced back to 1886, when Melanie Oliva began her career growing tobacco crops in Pinar del Rio, Cuba. In the early 1920s, Facundo Oliva, the son of Miranio, took over the growing business. With the rise of Cuban leader Castro, Facundo's son, Gilbert Oliva, shifted from tobacco cultivation to tobacco agency and eventually moved to Nicaragua to develop his cigar business. In 1995, the brand "Gilbert Oliva" named after the head of the family was launched, which evolved into today's Oliva. At present, the Oliva family is the second largest Cuban seed tobacco grower in Nicaragua, with its own cigar production factory in Nicaragua. It is a manufacturer of multiple cigar brands, mainly grown and produced in Nicaragua, and sold globally.