{"id":2493,"date":"2026-03-03T07:34:28","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T07:34:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/?p=2493"},"modified":"2026-03-03T07:54:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T07:54:40","slug":"rafael-gonzalez-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/en\/rafael-gonzalez-geschichte\/","title":{"rendered":"Rafael Gonz\u00e1lez story - Mysterious origins of a British icon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Rafael Gonz\u00e1lez history<\/strong> - It begins opaquely, almost deliberately veiled, but develops over time into a narrative of the highest quality, profound knowledge and remarkable consistency. The full brand name is <em>La Flor de Rafael Gonz\u00e1lez Marquez<\/em>. For the sake of simplicity, today the brand is usually only <strong>Rafael Gonz\u00e1lez<\/strong> as is the case here.<\/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<\/h2><nav><ul><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#verwirrend-viele-namen-und-schreibweisen\">Confusing names and spellings<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#geheimnisvoller-ursprung-marquis-graf-oder-grandee-of-spain\">Mysterious origins: Marquis, Count or Grandee of Spain?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#only-for-britain-und-offiziell-registriert\">Only for Britain - and officially registered<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ein-wichtiger-hinweis-fur-kenner\">An important note for connoisseurs<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#das-lonsdale-format-und-ein-echter-aristokrat\">The Lonsdale format and a true aristocrat<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#eine-beruhmte-fabrik-mit-vielen-namen\">A famous factory with many names<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#high-potential-und-enge-verbindungen\">High potential and close connections<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#hier-findest-du-die-partagas-manufaktur\">Here you will find the Rafael Gonz\u00e1lez Manufaktur<\/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=\"#xxx-foto-galerie\">Rafael Gonz\u00e1lez Photo Gallery<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#quellenangaben\">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<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"704\" src=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/OOC-Rafael-Gonzalez-0-Logo-2.jpg\" alt=\"Flor de Rafael Gonz\u00e1les Marquez: Today, the brand is usually just called Rafael Gonz\u00e1lez, but it is also known as Flor de Gonz\u00e1lez or Flor de M\u00e1rquez. But here the rule is: many names, one brand. Rafael Gonz\u00e1lez history\" class=\"wp-image-2500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/OOC-Rafael-Gonzalez-0-Logo-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/OOC-Rafael-Gonzalez-0-Logo-2-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/OOC-Rafael-Gonzalez-0-Logo-2-768x541.jpg 768w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/OOC-Rafael-Gonzalez-0-Logo-2-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/OOC-Rafael-Gonzalez-0-Logo-2-624x439.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:9px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"bildbeschreibung\">Flor de Rafael Gonz\u00e1les Marquez: Today, the brand is usually just called Rafael Gonz\u00e1lez, but it is also known as Flor de Gonz\u00e1lez or Flor de M\u00e1rquez. But here the rule is: many names, one brand.<\/h5>\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=\"verwirrend-viele-namen-und-schreibweisen\">Confusing names and spellings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>Rafael Gonz\u00e1lez history<\/strong> has been characterised by different names and spellings from the very beginning, although it is always one and the same brand: <em>La Flor de Rafael Gonz\u00e1lez Marquez<\/em>, <em>La Flor de M\u00e1rquez<\/em>, <em>La Flor de Gonz\u00e1lez<\/em> or simply <em>Rafael Gonz\u00e1lez<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first name also appears in different variants. You can find spellings such as <em>Rafa\u00ebl<\/em>, <em>Rafael<\/em> or - as on the logo - <em>Raf\u00e6l<\/em>, where <em>a<\/em> and <em>e<\/em> have moved together.<\/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=\"689\" src=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/OOC-Rafael-Gonzalez-1-Kiste-3.jpg\" alt=\"The modern and contemporary design of the Flor de Rafael Gonzalez: no longer a decorated box, but a semi-bo\u00ecte box made of natural wood. Rafael Gonz\u00e1lez history\" class=\"wp-image-2503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/OOC-Rafael-Gonzalez-1-Kiste-3.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/OOC-Rafael-Gonzalez-1-Kiste-3-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/OOC-Rafael-Gonzalez-1-Kiste-3-768x529.jpg 768w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/OOC-Rafael-Gonzalez-1-Kiste-3-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/OOC-Rafael-Gonzalez-1-Kiste-3-624x430.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:9px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"bildbeschreibung\">The modern and contemporary design of the Flor de Rafael Gonzalez: no longer a decorated box, but a semi-bo\u00ecte box made of natural wood.<\/h5>\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=\"geheimnisvoller-ursprung-marquis-graf-oder-grandee-of-spain\">Mysterious origins: Marquis, Count or Grandee of Spain?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whether there really is a marquis, marquez, count or even a <em>Grandee of Spain<\/em> named Raf\u00e6l Gonz\u00e1lez cannot be proven historically. There is no concrete evidence. The only source for his \u201eexistence\u201c is the inscription on the box of the stamp. It reads:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTHESE CIGARS HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED FROM A SECRET BLEND OF PURE VUELTA ABAJO TOBACCOS SELECTED BY THE MARQUEZ RAF\u00c6L GONZALEZ <em>GRANDEE OF SPAIN<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS THIS BLEND HAS EXISTED.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Below this is a bold signature with the name <em>Gonz\u00e1lez<\/em> and a small crown that appears to have been drawn by hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Orlando Quiroga describes this aptly: \"The impression is created that Rafael Gonz\u00e1lez Marquez wanted to make people believe that he was a legitimate marquis of royal blood - and that he was probably a marquis of royal blood. <em>Marquez<\/em> was simply his second surname.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Min Ron Nee also assumes that the intention was only to create the impression that the trade mark was owned by a Spanish aristocrat - a <em>Grandee of Spain<\/em> - could have been created.<\/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=\"721\" src=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/OOC-Rafael-Gonzalez-1-Kiste-1.jpg\" alt=\"From the beginning until a few years ago, this notice was found on every box: The cigars should either be smoked within a month or after a few years. This applies not only to Rafael Gonz\u00e1lez brand cigars. Rafael Gonz\u00e1lez history\" class=\"wp-image-2501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/OOC-Rafael-Gonzalez-1-Kiste-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/OOC-Rafael-Gonzalez-1-Kiste-1-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/OOC-Rafael-Gonzalez-1-Kiste-1-768x554.jpg 768w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/OOC-Rafael-Gonzalez-1-Kiste-1-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/OOC-Rafael-Gonzalez-1-Kiste-1-624x450.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:9px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"bildbeschreibung\">From the beginning until a few years ago, this notice was found on every box: The cigars should either be smoked within a month or after a few years. This applies not only to Rafael Gonz\u00e1lez brand cigars.<\/h5>\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=\"only-for-britain-und-offiziell-registriert\">Only for Britain - and officially registered<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Min Ron Nee, the brand has existed since 1928 and was created especially for the British market under the name <em>La Flor de M\u00e1rquez<\/em> by the two Britons George Samuel and Frank Warwick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 1936, just eight years later, the brand was acquired by the American-financed <em>El Rey del Mundo Cigar Company<\/em> was taken over. This year also saw the official registration - now as <em>La Flor de Gonz\u00e1lez<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 1940, the trade mark appears in the export register as <em>Flor de Rafa\u00ebl Gonz\u00e1lez<\/em>, still owned by the <em>El Rey del Mundo Cigar Company<\/em>. Since around 1954, the official name has been <em>Rafa\u00ebl Gonz\u00e1lez M\u00e1rquez<\/em>.<\/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=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/OOC-Rafael-Gonzalez-1-Kiste-2.jpg\" alt=\"The old design of the Rafael Gonz\u00e1lez boxes: It is written on the bottom of the box that these cigars were created \u201e... BY THE MARQUEZ RAFAEL GONZALEZ GRANDEE OF SPAIN...\u201d. Apart from this statement, however, there is no evidence of the existence of this count or marquis. Rafael Gonz\u00e1lez history\" class=\"wp-image-2502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/OOC-Rafael-Gonzalez-1-Kiste-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/OOC-Rafael-Gonzalez-1-Kiste-2-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/OOC-Rafael-Gonzalez-1-Kiste-2-768x507.jpg 768w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/OOC-Rafael-Gonzalez-1-Kiste-2-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/OOC-Rafael-Gonzalez-1-Kiste-2-624x412.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:9px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"bildbeschreibung\">The old design of the Rafael Gonz\u00e1lez boxes: It is written on the bottom of the box that these cigars were created \u201e... BY THE MARQUEZ RAFAEL GONZALEZ GRANDEE OF SPAIN...\u201d. Apart from this statement, however, there is no evidence of the existence of this count or marquis.<\/h5>\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=\"ein-wichtiger-hinweis-fur-kenner\">An important note for connoisseurs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Until a few years ago, every crate of this brand left Cuba with a special note:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIN ORDER THAT THE CONNOISS\u0152R MAY FULLY APPRECIATE THE PERFECT FRAGRANCE THEY SHOULD BE SMOKED EITHER WITHIN ONE MONTH OF THE DATE OF SHIPMENT FROM HAVANA OR SHOULD BE CAREFULLY MATURED FOR ABOUT ONE YEAR\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is therefore recommended that the cigars are either smoked within a month of being shipped from Havana or that they are carefully stored for around a year. This advice takes into account the so-called <em>Sick period<\/em>, This is the period in which the tobaccos in each cigar bind together and, among other things, ammonia is broken down. During this phase, the flavour can be temporarily unpleasant.<\/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=\"394\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/OOC-Rafael-Gonzalez-1-Kiste-4.jpg\" alt=\"The cigar ring of the Rafael Gonz\u00e1lez cigars has also been changed, but is still very similar to the old ring that the formats used to have. Rafael Gonz\u00e1lez history\" class=\"wp-image-2504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/OOC-Rafael-Gonzalez-1-Kiste-4.jpg 394w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/OOC-Rafael-Gonzalez-1-Kiste-4-118x300.jpg 118w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/OOC-Rafael-Gonzalez-1-Kiste-4-5x12.jpg 5w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 394px) 100vw, 394px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:9px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"bildbeschreibung\">The cigar ring of the Rafael Gonz\u00e1lez cigars has also been changed, but is still very similar to the old ring that the formats used to have.<\/h5>\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=\"das-lonsdale-format-und-ein-echter-aristokrat\">The Lonsdale format and a true aristocrat<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It may have been the aristocratic background of the brand that persuaded Hugh Cecil Lowther, the fifth Earl of Lonsdale, in the 1930s to move away from <strong>Rafael Gonz\u00e1lez<\/strong> to have a cigar made to his personal taste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He chose a new format that still bears his name today: the <em>Lonsdale<\/em>. This format has a ring gauge of 42 and a length of 165 millimetres. Slim, elegant and with a certain but not excessive length - a format that was later adopted by many other Habanos brands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The fifth Earl of Lonsdale was considered a great gourmet, a passionate cigar lover and extremely sporty. After the First World War, he organised international horse races and sailing regattas. With this format, his name remains in the public consciousness and lives on.<\/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=\"914\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/OOC-Rafael-Gonzalez-0-Hugh-Ceci-Lowther.jpg\" alt=\"The 5th Earl of Lonsdale, Hugh Cecil Lowther, had his own cigar created and memorialised his name with a format designation, namely Lonsdale. Rafael Gonz\u00e1lez history\" class=\"wp-image-2498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/OOC-Rafael-Gonzalez-0-Hugh-Ceci-Lowther.jpg 914w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/OOC-Rafael-Gonzalez-0-Hugh-Ceci-Lowther-274x300.jpg 274w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/OOC-Rafael-Gonzalez-0-Hugh-Ceci-Lowther-768x840.jpg 768w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/OOC-Rafael-Gonzalez-0-Hugh-Ceci-Lowther-11x12.jpg 11w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/OOC-Rafael-Gonzalez-0-Hugh-Ceci-Lowther-624x683.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 914px) 100vw, 914px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:9px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"bildbeschreibung\">The 5th Earl of Lonsdale, Hugh Cecil Lowther, had his own cigar created and memorialised his name with a format designation, namely Lonsdale.<\/h5>\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=\"eine-beruhmte-fabrik-mit-vielen-namen\">A famous factory with many names<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From the 1940s, the brand's factory was located at Calle Belascoain no. 852 and was owned by the <em>El Rey del Mundo Cigar Company<\/em>. Like the brand itself, this factory has had various names over the decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Older Habanese called them the <em>Rey del Mundo factory<\/em>. Later it was called <em>Romeo y Julieta factory<\/em> probably from the 1980s onwards. Today, this building houses the <em>H. Upmann-Manufaktur<\/em>.<\/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=\"750\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/OOC-Rafael-Gonzalez-2-Bela-1.jpg\" alt=\"Rafael Gonzalez brand cigars have been produced in this factory on Calle Belascoain No.852 for decades, at least since 1940. Rafael Gonz\u00e1lez history\" class=\"wp-image-2505\" srcset=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/OOC-Rafael-Gonzalez-2-Bela-1.jpg 750w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/OOC-Rafael-Gonzalez-2-Bela-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/OOC-Rafael-Gonzalez-2-Bela-1-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/OOC-Rafael-Gonzalez-2-Bela-1-624x832.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:9px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"bildbeschreibung\">Rafael Gonzalez brand cigars have been produced in this factory on Calle Belascoain No. 852 for decades, at the latest since 1940.<\/h5>\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=\"high-potential-und-enge-verbindungen\">High potential and close connections<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>Rafael Gonz\u00e1lez history<\/strong> is closely linked to the brand <em>El Rey del Mundo<\/em> connected. Both are considered sibling brands, even though they differ in flavour and strength.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Rafael Gonz\u00e1lez<\/strong> is recognised as having a high ageing potential. In the 1960s and 1970s, the brand - like El Rey del Mundo - was regarded as a high-end habanero. At the time, Zino Davidoff stated that a <strong>Rafael Gonz\u00e1lez<\/strong> should not be missing from the inventory of any serious smoker.<\/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=\"750\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/OOC-Rafael-Gonzalez-2-Bela-2.jpg\" alt=\"The factory where the Rafael Gonz\u00e1lez brand cigars were made on Calle Belascoain No.852. This factory was the El Rey del Mundo factory, then the Romeo y Julieta factory and now it is the H.Upmann factory. Rafael Gonz\u00e1lez history\" class=\"wp-image-2506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/OOC-Rafael-Gonzalez-2-Bela-2.jpg 750w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/OOC-Rafael-Gonzalez-2-Bela-2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/OOC-Rafael-Gonzalez-2-Bela-2-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/OOC-Rafael-Gonzalez-2-Bela-2-624x832.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:9px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"bildbeschreibung\">The factory where the Rafael Gonz\u00e1lez brand cigars were made on Calle Belascoain No.852. This factory was the El Rey del Mundo factory, then the Romeo y Julieta factory and now it is the H.Upmann factory.<\/h5>\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=\"hier-findest-du-die-partagas-manufaktur\">Here you will find the Rafael Gonz\u00e1lez Manufaktur<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If the live folder does not work, <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/8TK85aWjuA2S4FtK7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">please click here for Rafael Gonz\u00e1lez Manufaktur<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m17!1m12!1m3!1d4600.721751439417!2d-82.36951499999999!3d23.129602!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m2!1m1!2zMjPCsDA3JzQ2LjYiTiA4MsKwMjInMTAuMyJX!5e1!3m2!1sde!2sch!4v1772521192334!5m2!1sde!2sch\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" style=\"border:0;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"><\/iframe>\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>Claudia Puszkar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/de.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Datei:Hugh_Cecil_Lowther_by_Sir_John_Lavery_circa_1920.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Painting Hugh Cecil Lowther by Sir John Lavery, 1930: Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Habanos S.A.<\/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\">Experience the Habanos Club in Germany<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>At Origin Of Cigar:<\/strong> <a href=\"#\">THE PLEASURE LETTER by Origin Of Cigar: A curated email celebrating the fine pleasures of Cuban cigar culture.<\/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=\"xxx-foto-galerie\">Rafael Gonz\u00e1lez Photo Gallery<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you do not see the photo gallery, <a href=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/en\/photos-history-of-cuban-cigar-brands\/photos-rafael-gonzalez-story\/\">please click here for the Rafael Gonz\u00e1lez photo gallery<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#foogallery-gallery-2510.fg-masonry .fg-item { width: 250px; }\n#foogallery-gallery-2510.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-2510\" data-foogallery=\"{&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;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\/03\/OOC-Rafael-Gonzalez-0-Hugh-Ceci-Lowther.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Der 5. Earl of Lonsdale, Hugh Cecil Lowther, lie\u00df sich eine eigene Zigarre kreieren und setzte seinem Namen mit einer Formatbezeichnung, n\u00e4mlich Lonsdale, ein Denkmal.\" data-attachment-id=\"2498\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The 5th Earl of Lonsdale, Hugh Cecil Lowther, had his own cigar created and memorialised his name with a format designation, namely Lonsdale.\" width=\"250\" height=\"274\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2026\/03\/OOC-Rafael-Gonzalez-0-Hugh-Ceci-Lowther\/746182015.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22274%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20274%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 5th Earl of Lonsdale, Hugh Cecil Lowther, had his own cigar created and memorialised his name with a format designation, namely Lonsdale.<\/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\/03\/OOC-Rafael-Gonzalez-0-Logo-1.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Flor de Raf\u00e6el Gonz\u00e1les Marquez: so lautet heute der offizielle Name der Marke.\" data-attachment-id=\"2499\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Flor de Raf\u00e6el Gonz\u00e1les Marquez: this is the official name of the brand today.\" width=\"250\" height=\"171\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2026\/03\/OOC-Rafael-Gonzalez-0-Logo-1\/1869476798.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22171%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20171%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\">Flor de Raf\u00e6el Gonz\u00e1les Marquez: this is the official name of the brand today.<\/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\/03\/OOC-Rafael-Gonzalez-0-Logo-2.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Flor de Rafael Gonz\u00e1les Marquez: Meist nennt man die Marke heute nur noch Rafael Gonz\u00e1lez, sie hie\u00df aber auch Flor de Gonz\u00e1lez oder Flor de M\u00e1rquez. Hier gilt aber: viele Namen, eine Marke.\" data-attachment-id=\"2500\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Flor de Rafael Gonz\u00e1les Marquez: Today, the brand is usually just called Rafael Gonz\u00e1lez, but it is also known as Flor de Gonz\u00e1lez or Flor de M\u00e1rquez. But here the rule is: many names, one brand.\" width=\"250\" height=\"176\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2026\/03\/OOC-Rafael-Gonzalez-0-Logo-2\/2435023020.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22176%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20176%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\">Flor de Rafael Gonz\u00e1les Marquez: Today, the brand is usually just called Rafael Gonz\u00e1lez, but it is also known as Flor de Gonz\u00e1lez or Flor de M\u00e1rquez. But here the rule is: many names, one brand.<\/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\/03\/OOC-Rafael-Gonzalez-1-Kiste-1.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Von Beginn an bis vor wenigen Jahren fand man diesen Hinweis auf jeder Kiste: Man solle die Zigarren entweder innerhalb eines Monats oder aber erst nach ein paar Jahren rauchen. Das gilt nicht nur f\u00fcr die Zigarren der Marke Rafael Gonz\u00e1lez.\" data-attachment-id=\"2501\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"From the beginning until a few years ago, this notice was found on every box: The cigars should either be smoked within a month or after a few years. This applies not only to Rafael Gonz\u00e1lez brand cigars.\" width=\"250\" height=\"180\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2026\/03\/OOC-Rafael-Gonzalez-1-Kiste-1\/1900156239.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22180%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20180%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\">From the beginning until a few years ago, this notice was found on every box: The cigars should either be smoked within a month or after a few years. This applies not only to Rafael Gonz\u00e1lez brand cigars.<\/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\/03\/OOC-Rafael-Gonzalez-1-Kiste-2.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Das alte Design der Rafael Gonz\u00e1lez-Kisten: Auf dem Kistenboden steht geschrieben, dass diese Zigarren: \u201e\u2026 BY THE MARQUEZ RAFAEL GONZALEZ  GRANDEE OF SPAIN\u2026\u201d kreiert wurden. Au\u00dfer dieser Aussage findet sich f\u00fcr die Existenz dieses Grafen oder Marquis jedoch kein Nachweis.\" data-attachment-id=\"2502\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The old design of the Rafael Gonz\u00e1lez boxes: It is written on the bottom of the box that these cigars were created \u201e... BY THE MARQUEZ RAFAEL GONZALEZ GRANDEE OF SPAIN...\u201d. Apart from this statement, however, there is no evidence of the existence of this count or marquis.\" width=\"250\" height=\"165\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2026\/03\/OOC-Rafael-Gonzalez-1-Kiste-2\/3023612533.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22165%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20165%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 old design of the Rafael Gonz\u00e1lez boxes: It is written on the bottom of the box that these cigars were created \u201e... BY THE MARQUEZ RAFAEL GONZALEZ GRANDEE OF SPAIN...\u201d. Apart from this statement, however, there is no evidence of the existence of this count or marquis.<\/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\/03\/OOC-Rafael-Gonzalez-1-Kiste-3.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Das moderne und aktuelle Design der Flor de Rafael Gonzalez: keine verzierte Kiste mehr, sondern eine Semi Bo\u00ecte-Kiste aus Naturholz.\" data-attachment-id=\"2503\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The modern and contemporary design of the Flor de Rafael Gonzalez: no longer a decorated box, but a semi-bo\u00ecte box made of natural wood.\" width=\"250\" height=\"172\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2026\/03\/OOC-Rafael-Gonzalez-1-Kiste-3\/4145102691.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22172%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20172%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 modern and contemporary design of the Flor de Rafael Gonzalez: no longer a decorated box, but a semi-bo\u00ecte box made of natural wood.<\/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\/03\/OOC-Rafael-Gonzalez-1-Kiste-4.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Auch der Zigarrenring der Rafael Gonz\u00e1lez Zigarren wurde ver\u00e4ndert, ist aber dem alten Ring, den die Formate fr\u00fcher trugen, immer noch sehr \u00e4hnlich.\" data-attachment-id=\"2504\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The cigar ring of the Rafael Gonz\u00e1lez cigars has also been changed, but is still very similar to the old ring that the formats used to have.\" width=\"250\" height=\"635\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2026\/03\/OOC-Rafael-Gonzalez-1-Kiste-4\/3854357056.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22635%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20635%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 cigar ring of the Rafael Gonz\u00e1lez cigars has also been changed, but is still very similar to the old ring that the formats used to have.<\/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\/03\/OOC-Rafael-Gonzalez-2-Bela-1.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Die Zigarren der Marke Rafael Gonzalez wurden \u00fcber Jahrzehnte, sp\u00e4testens seit 1940, in dieser Fabrik auf der Calle Belascoain No.852 hergestellt.\" data-attachment-id=\"2505\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Rafael Gonzalez brand cigars have been produced in this factory on Calle Belascoain No. 852 for decades, at the latest since 1940.\" width=\"250\" height=\"333\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2026\/03\/OOC-Rafael-Gonzalez-2-Bela-1\/1389871574.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\">Rafael Gonzalez brand cigars have been produced in this factory on Calle Belascoain No. 852 for decades, at the latest since 1940.<\/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\/03\/OOC-Rafael-Gonzalez-2-Bela-2.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Die Fabrik, in der die Zigarren der Marke Rafael Gonz\u00e1lez hergestellt wurden auf der Calle Belascoain No.852. Diese Fabrik war die El Rey del Mundo-Fabrik, danach die Romeo y Julieta-Fabrik und jetzt ist sie die H.Upmann-Fabrik.\" data-attachment-id=\"2506\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The factory where the Rafael Gonz\u00e1lez brand cigars were made on Calle Belascoain No.852. This factory was the El Rey del Mundo factory, then the Romeo y Julieta factory and now it is the H.Upmann factory.\" width=\"250\" height=\"333\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2026\/03\/OOC-Rafael-Gonzalez-2-Bela-2\/758405136.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\">The factory where the Rafael Gonz\u00e1lez brand cigars were made on Calle Belascoain No.852. This factory was the El Rey del Mundo factory, then the Romeo y Julieta factory and now it is the H.Upmann factory.<\/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\/03\/OOC-Rafael-Gonzalez-2-Bela-3.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Die Fabrik, in der die Zigarren der Marke Rafael Gonz\u00e1lez hergestellt wurden auf der Calle Belascoain No.852: Obwohl eine Fabrik, ist die Ausgestaltung im Inneren auch gern ein wenig mond\u00e4n.\" data-attachment-id=\"2507\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The factory where the Rafael Gonz\u00e1lez brand cigars are made on Calle Belascoain No. 852: Although it is a factory, the interior design is also a little chic.\" width=\"250\" height=\"333\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2026\/03\/OOC-Rafael-Gonzalez-2-Bela-3\/127217490.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\">The factory where the Rafael Gonz\u00e1lez brand cigars are made on Calle Belascoain No. 852: Although it is a factory, the interior design is also a little chic.<\/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\/03\/OOC-Rafael-Gonzalez-2-Bela-4.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Die Fabrik, in der die Zigarren der Marke Rafael Gonz\u00e1lez hergestellt wurden auf der Calle Belascoain No.852: Gebaut wurde dieses Geb\u00e4ude wahrscheinlich 1914, diese Jahreszahl findet man zumindest auf dem Giebel.\" data-attachment-id=\"2508\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The factory where the Rafael Gonz\u00e1lez brand cigars were made on Calle Belascoain No.852: This building was probably built in 1914, at least that&#039;s the date on the gable.\" width=\"250\" height=\"166\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2026\/03\/OOC-Rafael-Gonzalez-2-Bela-4\/2406272120.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22250%22%20height%3D%22166%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20166%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 factory where the Rafael Gonz\u00e1lez brand cigars were made on Calle Belascoain No.852: This building was probably built in 1914, at least that's the date on the gable.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\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\">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>Rafael Gonz\u00e1lez's story - it begins opaquely, almost deliberately veiled, but develops over time into a narrative of the highest quality, profound knowledge...<\/p>","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2039,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_glsr_average":0,"_glsr_ranking":0,"_glsr_reviews":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[80,81],"tags":[51,52],"class_list":["post-2493","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-history-kuba-serie","category-kuba-zigarren-marken","tag-history","tag-marken"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Flor-de-Rafael-Gonzales.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2493","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"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=2493"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2493\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2529,"href":"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2493\/revisions\/2529"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2039"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2493"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2493"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/origin-of-cigar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2493"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}