{"id":1633,"date":"2025-11-27T09:21:17","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T09:21:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/?p=1633"},"modified":"2025-11-27T13:55:50","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T13:55:50","slug":"cuba-history-part-2-colonial-rule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/en\/kuba-history-teil-2-kolonialherrschaft\/","title":{"rendered":"Cuba History Part 2: Spanish colonial rule - everything under strict control"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Spanish colonial rule in Cuba. This is part 2 of the series <em>History Cuba<\/em>, which sheds light on the development of the tobacco industry under Spanish colonial rule and the birth of the chinchales.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Havana is the cradle of the famous Habanos. Although the best tobaccos come from first-class Vegas in the Pinar del Rio region, the best cigars in the world have always been rolled in the heart of Havana - in a city that was founded in 1519 and has been the capital since 1607.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#d0d0d0\"><strong>Series \u201eHistory Cuba\u201c - A 6-part documentary journey through the history of Habanos.<\/strong> <strong>\ud83d\udc49<a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/en\/history-kuba-zigarren-serie-start\/\">To the complete overview of the series<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-toc-block\" id=\"rank-math-toc\"><h2>Table of contents part 2<\/h2><nav><ul><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#spanische-kolonialherrschaft\">Spanish colonial rule<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#1762-63-elf-monate-die-alles-veranderten\">1762\/63: Eleven months that changed everything<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#zuruck-unter-die-knute-und-dennoch-ist-etwas-im-aufbruch\">Back under the gun - and yet something is on the move<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#warum-die-chinchales-weiterrollten\">Why the Chinchales rolled on<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#1817-das-ende-des-monopols\">1817: The end of the monopoly<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#fazit-ausblick\">Outlook<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#weiter-in-der-serie-history-kuba\">Continue in the series \u201eHistory Cuba\u201c<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ressourcen-zum-thema\">Curated for you<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#historische-habanos-manufakturen-dokumentarfilm\">Historical Habanos manufactories documentary film<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#neu-bei-kubanischen-zigarren-oder-tief-drin-\u2192-zu-den-haufigen-fragen-\u2192-zum-zigarren-glossar\">New to Cuban cigars? Or deep into it?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#wer-steckt-hinter-origin-of-cigar\">Who is behind Origin Of Cigar?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#quellenangaben\">General references<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"spanische-kolonialherrschaft\">Spanish colonial rule<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For centuries, the island was under Spanish colonial rule; the tobacco monopoly was firmly in the hands of the Real Factor\u00eda, an institution that controlled the production of tobacco until it was exported. The Spanish system even controlled trade via Spanish harbours and levied high taxes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Snuff and chewing tobacco were in demand in Europe; all Cuban tobacco went into its production; cigars were not officially produced in Cuba at all, and only in small, strictly limited quantities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Cuba, on the other hand, the smoked tobacco poultice was regarded as the original form of enjoyment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/kuba_geschichte_text_teil_2.jpg\" alt=\"Spanish colonial rule.\" class=\"wp-image-1687\" srcset=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/kuba_geschichte_text_teil_2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/kuba_geschichte_text_teil_2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/kuba_geschichte_text_teil_2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/kuba_geschichte_text_teil_2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/kuba_geschichte_text_teil_2-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/kuba_geschichte_text_teil_2-624x624.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"1762-63-elf-monate-die-alles-veranderten\">1762\/63: Eleven months that changed everything<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the Seven Years' War, Great Britain conquered Havana in 1762 and occupied the city for eleven months. During this phase of short-term free trade, the power of the Real Factor\u00eda was significantly weakened - and the Creole citizens experienced how profitable trade could be without the Spanish shackles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The British occupation suddenly allowed anyone to make cigars: the birth of the chinchales, small, often domestic family workshops with one or two rollers. At first they produced for local consumption, but soon they began to co-operate with traders and merchants from Great Britain, Germany, North America and other countries - a boom began. In just a few months, the Cuban cigar, now known as Habano, became a well-known and sought-after product all over the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After eleven months, Cuba fell back to Spain in the Peace of Paris.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"zuruck-unter-die-knute-und-dennoch-ist-etwas-im-aufbruch\">Back under the gun - and yet something is on the move<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the return of Spain, the Real Factor\u00eda almost regained its former power. In order to protect sales of snuff and chewing tobacco, it limited the quantities of tobacco for cigars. At the same time, the crown founded a large cigar factory, recruited labour through welfare (many white women worked for little pay) and filled vacancies with slaves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Production flourished from 1799; a second factory was added in 1802; more than 100,000 kg of tobacco were processed - all of the cigars went to Spain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"warum-die-chinchales-weiterrollten\">Why the Chinchales rolled on<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the same time, the chinchales flourished: some employees of the Real Factor\u00eda ran their own chinchal on the side; the administration could not buy all the tobacco from the vegueros; not all the cigars could be sold in Spain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition, the European wars from 1792 onwards made trade more difficult. The first trade marks were registered as early as 1810 - for example by Francisco Caba\u00f1as; the Catalan Bernadino Rencurrel also registered a trade mark. In this way, small workshops grew into a significant small industry - and a real competitor for the Real Factor\u00eda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"1817-das-ende-des-monopols\">1817: The end of the monopoly<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Don Francisco de Arango y Parre\u00f1o demanded reforms in 1812, including the dissolution of the monopoly. After the return of Ferdinand VII, the Spanish tobacco monopoly in Cuba was actually abolished in 1817. The king emphasised that only free trade between Europeans, Americans and Spaniards could promote development; at the same time, the cultivation of the excellent Cuban tobacco should increase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This was followed by an incredible boom: in 1840 there were 306 factories in Havana; in 1855 exports reached 356.5 million cigars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"fazit-ausblick\">Outlook<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From colonial monopoly to free market: Cuba's cigar production laid the foundations for its global reputation in just a few decades - fuelled by chinchales, the first brands and growing demand. Next part: from the tiny chinchales to the big palaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"weiter-in-der-serie-history-kuba\">Continue in the series \u201eHistory Cuba\u201c<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#c0c0c0\"><strong>This was part 2 of the series \u201eHistory Cuba\u201c.<\/strong> <strong>\u2192 <a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/en\/history-cuba-part-1-columbus-and-cuba\/\">Back to Part 1: Columbus &amp; the origin of tobacco<\/a><\/strong> <strong>\u2192 <a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/en\/cuba-history-part-3-chinchales-2\/\">Continue to Part 3: Colonial rule and Chinchales<\/a><\/strong> <strong>\u2192 <a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/en\/history-kuba-zigarren-serie-start\/\">To the complete overview<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"bildnachweis\">Picture credits<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Cover elements: ChatGPT<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Image in text: ChatGPT<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"ressourcen-zum-thema\">Curated for you<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>External website:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.habanos-club.de\/de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Habanos Club Germany<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>At Origin Of Cigar:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/en\/subscribe\/\">Fancy even more history about Cuba cigars?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Historical Habanos manufactories documentary film<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this film, their stories - and their true faces - are uncompromisingly revealed. This is far more than just a documentary film - it is a journey into the soul of Cuba.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/en\/historical-habanos-manufactories\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Habanos-Manufakturen-Cover-Film-2023.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Habanos-Manufakturen-Cover-Film-2023.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Habanos-Manufakturen-Cover-Film-2023-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Habanos-Manufakturen-Cover-Film-2023-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Habanos-Manufakturen-Cover-Film-2023-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Habanos-Manufakturen-Cover-Film-2023-624x351.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is in your drawers?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some chapters in the history of cigars still lie in <strong>hidden in drawers, archives or private collections<\/strong>. Do you own <strong>Records, documents or references to Cuban cigar brands<\/strong>? Or do you know <strong>Sources<\/strong>, that could help with historical research? Then please send us an e-mail. <strong>Claudia Puszkar<\/strong> will contact you personally and discuss everything else with you. Together we can <strong>Bringing buried stories back to light<\/strong>. \ud83d\udc49 <strong>admin@origin-of-cigar.com<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"neu-bei-kubanischen-zigarren-oder-tief-drin-\u2192-zu-den-haufigen-fragen-\u2192-zum-zigarren-glossar\">New to Cuban cigars? Or deep into it?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/en\/faq-cuban-cigars\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"912\">FAQ - Read the frequently asked questions<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/en\/glossary-of-cuban-cigars\/\">Open the glossary of Cuban cigars<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"wer-steckt-hinter-origin-of-cigar\">Who is behind Origin Of Cigar?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Who we are and how you can reach us \u2192 <a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/en\/contact\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"90\">Please click here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"quellenangaben\">General references<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Min Ron Nee:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>\u201cAN ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF POST-REVOLUTION HAVANA CIGARS\u201d<\/strong> \/ Hong Kong 2003, ISBN: 978-3980930826<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Instituto de Investigaciones del Tabaco Cuba:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>\u201eThe world of Habanos\u201c<\/strong> \/ Havana 2013, ISBN: 978-959-7212-08-9<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Adriano Mart\u00ednez Rius:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>\u201cHabano the King\u201d<\/strong> \/ Barcelona 1998, ISBN: 84-930387-1-7<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Adriano Martinez Rius:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>\u201cThe Great Habano Factories\u201d<\/strong> \/ Barcelona 2005, ISBN: 84-609-4024-1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Orlando Quiroga:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>\u201cEl Habano al rojo vivo\u201d<\/strong> \/ Havana 2002<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Enzo A. Infante:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>\u201cHavana Cigars 1817-1960\u201d<\/strong> \/ Neptune City 1997<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Eumelio Espino:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>\u201cEl Habano - De la semilla al puro en 539 pasos\u201d<\/strong> \/ Madrid 2019, ISBN: 978-84-09-07091-6<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Alexander Groom:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>\u201cEl Habano Moderno\u201d<\/strong> \/ Helios House Press 2022, ISBN: 978-911683-05-6<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background\" style=\"background-color:#a4682f;color:#a4682f\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You are here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><nav aria-label=\"breadcrumbs\" class=\"rank-math-breadcrumb\"><p><span class=\"last\">Home<\/span><\/p><\/nav><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background\" style=\"background-color:#a4682f;color:#a4682f\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spanish colonial rule in Cuba. 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