▁bel ie vers ▁in ▁God ▁were ▁allowed ▁to ▁study ▁only ▁scientific ▁or ▁technical ▁care ers ▁in ▁Cuba . ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁Agr onom ic ▁Engineering ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Pin ar ▁del ▁Río ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁He ▁taught ▁as ▁guest ▁professor ▁in ▁that ▁university ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁Group ▁of ▁Research ▁on ▁Agricult ural ▁Mechan ization . ▁ ▁For ▁ 1 6 ▁years ▁he ▁worked ▁in ▁the ▁Tob acco ▁Enter prise ▁in ▁Pin ar ▁del ▁Río ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁its ▁Ad vis ing ▁Techn ical ▁Board ▁during ▁five ▁years . ▁On ▁May ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁he ▁was ▁exp elled ▁from ▁his ▁job ▁because ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁editor - in - ch ief ▁of ▁the ▁ ▁Catholic ▁Magazine ▁V IT R AL . ▁He ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁a ▁squad ▁that ▁used ▁to ▁pick ▁“ y agu as ” ▁( the ▁sc abb ard ▁of ▁the ▁pal m ▁tree ▁leaves ▁which ▁is ▁used ▁to ▁pack ▁to b acco ). ▁He ▁was ▁pun ished ▁to ▁work ▁there ▁for ▁ 1 0 ▁years ▁and ▁a ▁month . ▁ ▁On ▁June ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁he ▁was ▁transferred ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁same ▁Tob acco ▁Enter prise ▁in ▁Pin ar ▁del ▁Río ▁as ▁engineer , ▁to ▁control ▁the ▁quality ▁of ▁to b acco . ▁In ▁October ▁of ▁that ▁year ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁again ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Ad vis ing ▁Techn