 When Mary Hemingway moved into the "finca" in 1946, she had a workshop tower constructed on the property for Hemingway to write in, but he preferred to work in his bedroom, and the workshop was eventually assigned to the cats.Today, there are no cats on the Cuban property, but there are several at the home in Key West, some with thumbs.After the Cuban revolution ousted the US-backed government in January 1959, Hemingway was on good terms with the new Cuban government.