{"id":3026,"date":"2026-07-06T13:41:56","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T13:41:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/?page_id=3026"},"modified":"2026-07-06T14:51:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T14:51:46","slug":"photos-of-the-bridge-of-san-luis-rey-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/en\/fotos-geschichte-kubanischer-zigarrenmarken\/fotos-saint-luis-rey-geschichte\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos of the History of Saint Louis Rey"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Photos<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Saint Luis Rey cigars were exclusively intended for the British market for decades. The brand combines an exceptional distribution history with its Cuban origins and a reputation for intense, full-bodied Habanos from the Vuelta Abajo and Semi Vuelta regions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/OOC-Saint-Luis-Rey-0-Logo-2.jpg\" alt=\"The brand name most likely refers to San Luis, located in Pinar del Rio in the west of the island.\" class=\"wp-image-3007\" srcset=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/OOC-Saint-Luis-Rey-0-Logo-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/OOC-Saint-Luis-Rey-0-Logo-2-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/OOC-Saint-Luis-Rey-0-Logo-2-768x538.jpg 768w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/OOC-Saint-Luis-Rey-0-Logo-2-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/OOC-Saint-Luis-Rey-0-Logo-2-624x437.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">History<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The brand was established in the late 1930s and was founded by the British company Zamora and Guerra. For many decades, Saint Luis Rey remained exclusively available in Great Britain, before Habanos commenced worldwide export in 1993.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc49 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/en\/saint-luis-rey-zigarren\/\">Now read \ud83d\udc49 The fascinating Saint Luis Rey story \u2013 Legend and myth of Cuba's most famous cigar<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#foogallery-gallery-3015.fg-masonry .fg-item { width: 250px; }\n#foogallery-gallery-3015.fg-masonry { --fg-gutter: 10px; }<\/style>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"foogallery foogallery-container foogallery-masonry foogallery-lightbox-foogallery fg-center fg-masonry fg-ready fg-dark fg-border-medium fg-round-small fg-shadow-outline fg-loading-default fg-loaded-fade-in fg-hover-semi-zoomed fg-captions-bottom fg-hover-fade fg-hover-zoom4 fg-fixed\" id=\"foogallery-gallery-3015\" data-foogallery=\"{&quot;panel&quot;:{&quot;buttons&quot;:{&quot;download&quot;:false}},&quot;item&quot;:{&quot;showCaptionTitle&quot;:true,&quot;showCaptionDescription&quot;:true},&quot;lazy&quot;:true,&quot;template&quot;:{&quot;columnWidth&quot;:250,&quot;gutter&quot;:10}}\" data-foogallery-lightbox=\"{&quot;theme&quot;:&quot;fg-dark&quot;,&quot;thumbs&quot;:&quot;bottom&quot;,&quot;thumbsCaptions&quot;:false,&quot;thumbsBestFit&quot;:false,&quot;thumbsSmall&quot;:false,&quot;thumbsCaptionsAlign&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;info&quot;:&quot;bottom&quot;,&quot;infoVisible&quot;:true,&quot;infoOverlay&quot;:true,&quot;infoAlign&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;hoverButtons&quot;:false,&quot;fitMedia&quot;:false,&quot;noScrollbars&quot;:true,&quot;preserveButtonSpace&quot;:true,&quot;buttons&quot;:{&quot;fullscreen&quot;:true,&quot;info&quot;:true,&quot;thumbs&quot;:false,&quot;download&quot;:false},&quot;video&quot;:{&quot;autoPlay&quot;:true}}\" style=\"--fg-title-line-clamp: 1; --fg-description-line-clamp: 2;\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/OOC-Saint-Luis-Rey-0-Logo-1.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Die Marke Saint Luis Rey ist eine traditionsreiche Habanosmarke. Sie wurde in den 1940er Jahren eingef\u00fchrt.\" data-attachment-id=\"3006\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Saint Luis Rey brand is a traditional Habanos brand. It was introduced in the 1940s.\" width=\"250\" height=\"175\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2026\/06\/OOC-Saint-Luis-Rey-0-Logo-1\/3580534695.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22175%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20175%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">The Saint Luis Rey brand is a traditional Habanos brand. It was introduced in the 1940s.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/OOC-Saint-Luis-Rey-0-Logo-2.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Der Name der Marke bezieht sich h\u00f6chstwahrscheinlich auf San Luis, gelegen in Pinar del Rio im Westen der Insel.\" data-attachment-id=\"3007\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The brand name most likely refers to San Luis, located in Pinar del Rio in the west of the island.\" width=\"250\" height=\"175\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2026\/06\/OOC-Saint-Luis-Rey-0-Logo-2\/869156107.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22175%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20175%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">The brand name most likely refers to San Luis, located in Pinar del Rio in the west of the island.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/OOC-Saint-Luis-Rey-0-Logo-3.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Dieses Logo der Marke Saint Luis Rey findet sich auf den Zigarrenringen der Marke.\" data-attachment-id=\"3008\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"This logo of the Saint Luis Rey brand is found on the brand&#039;s cigar bands.\" width=\"250\" height=\"251\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2026\/06\/OOC-Saint-Luis-Rey-0-Logo-3\/3413817283.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22251%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20251%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">This logo of the Saint Luis Rey brand is found on the brand's cigar bands.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/OOC-Saint-Luis-Rey-0-Logo-4.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"San Luis, der Name einer Stadt und eines Municipio (Gemeinde) in der Provinz Pinar del Rio im Westen der Insel Kuba.\" data-attachment-id=\"3009\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"San Luis, the name of a city and a municipality in the province of Pinar del R\u00edo in western Cuba.\" width=\"250\" height=\"162\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2026\/06\/OOC-Saint-Luis-Rey-0-Logo-4\/2845074325.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22162%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20162%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">San Luis, the name of a city and a municipality in the province of Pinar del R\u00edo in western Cuba.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/OOC-Saint-Luis-Rey-0-Logo-5.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Die Region Pinar del Rio, und mit ihr die Gemeinde San Luis, ist die beste Tabakanbauregion Kubas.\" data-attachment-id=\"3010\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Pinar del R\u00edo region, and with it the municipality of San Luis, is Cuba&#039;s best tobacco-growing region.\" width=\"250\" height=\"139\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2026\/06\/OOC-Saint-Luis-Rey-0-Logo-5\/480391010.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22139%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20139%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">The Pinar del R\u00edo region, and with it the municipality of San Luis, is Cuba's best tobacco-growing region.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/OOC-Saint-Luis-Rey-1-Zigarre-1.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Die Saint Luis Rey Regios Zigarre ist mittlerweile das einzige Format im Portfolio der Marke. Die Zigarre hat ein 48er Ringma\u00df mit einer L\u00e4nge von 127mm.\" data-attachment-id=\"3011\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Saint Luis Rey Regios cigar is now the only format in the brand&#039;s portfolio. The cigar has a 48 ring gauge with a length of 127mm.\" width=\"250\" height=\"50\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2026\/06\/OOC-Saint-Luis-Rey-1-Zigarre-1\/1738659128.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%2250%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%2050%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">The Saint Luis Rey Regios cigar is now the only format in the brand's portfolio. The cigar has a 48 ring gauge with a length of 127mm.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/OOC-Saint-Luis-Rey-1-Zigarre-2.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Noch in den 1970er Jahren war das Portfolio der Marke Saint Luis Rey sehr umfangreich. (Quelle: Min Ron Nee: \u201cAN ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF POST-REVOLUTION HAVANA CIGARS\u201d, Hong Kong 2003, ISBN: 978-3980930826)\" data-attachment-id=\"3012\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Even in the 1970s, the Saint Luis Rey brand&#039;s portfolio was very extensive. (Source: Min Ron Nee: \u201cAN ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF POST-REVOLUTION HAVANA CIGARS\u201d, Hong Kong 2003, ISBN: 978-3980930826)\" width=\"250\" height=\"417\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2026\/06\/OOC-Saint-Luis-Rey-1-Zigarre-2\/376065299.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22417%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20417%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Even in the 1970s, the Saint Luis Rey brand's portfolio was very extensive. (Source: Min Ron Nee: \u201cAN ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF POST-REVOLUTION HAVANA CIGARS\u201d, Hong Kong 2003, ISBN: 978-3980930826)<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/OOC-Saint-Luis-Rey-2-Monte-1.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Die Saint Luis Rey Zigarrenmanufaktur befand sich auf der Calzada del Monte No.810. Das Haus selbst steht nicht mehr (L\u00fccke), nur die Nummern 808 und 812.\" data-attachment-id=\"3013\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Saint Luis Rey cigar factory was located at Calzada del Monte No. 810. The house itself no longer stands (gap), only numbers 808 and 812 remain.\" width=\"250\" height=\"230\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2026\/06\/OOC-Saint-Luis-Rey-2-Monte-1\/278549748.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22230%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20230%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">The Saint Luis Rey cigar factory was located at Calzada del Monte No. 810. The house itself no longer stands (gap), only numbers 808 and 812 remain.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/OOC-Saint-Luis-Rey-2-Monte-2.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Dies ist das Nachbarhaus der ehemaligen Saint Luis Rey Manufaktur auf der Calzada del Monte. Es wird sicherlich genauso ausgesehen haben wie No.810 und wie viele andere H\u00e4user auf der Stra\u00dfe: unten S\u00e4ulen, dar\u00fcber ein oder zwei Etagen.\" data-attachment-id=\"3014\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"This is the house next to the former Saint Luis Rey Manufactory on Calzada del Monte. It will certainly have looked the same as No. 810 and many other houses on the street: columns below, with one or two storeys above.\" width=\"250\" height=\"333\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2026\/06\/OOC-Saint-Luis-Rey-2-Monte-2\/1102454464.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22333%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20333%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">This is the house next to the former Saint Luis Rey Manufactory on Calzada del Monte. It will certainly have looked the same as No. 810 and many other houses on the street: columns below, with one or two storeys above.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:41px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>External website:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=cohiba+geschichte\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Search on Google for the history of Saint-Louis<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For decades, Fotos Saint Luis Rey cigars were exclusively intended for the British market. The brand combines an exceptional distribution history with its Cuban origins\u2026<\/p>","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":1915,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_glsr_average":0,"_glsr_ranking":0,"_glsr_reviews":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3026","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3026","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3026"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3026\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3041,"href":"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3026\/revisions\/3041"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1915"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3026"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}