The family of Jorge Ortiz Alvarez, President of Puros Santa Clara, S.A. de C.V., has been involved in the Cigar making business since before the Mexican Revolution. The Ortiz Family got involved in the tobacco business during the XIX century, around the 1830; the land used for tobacco plantation is located in the Valley. Santa Clara is a ranch in which the best crops where obtained; therefore, our factory and one of our strongest brands were named after this successful domain.
San Andrés Tuxtla, located near the gulf basin in the state of Veracruz, Mexico, is the home of Mexico finest Cigar tobacco and the center of Mexico Cigar export business. The Valley, colder because of its altitude is surrounded by hundreds of rivers and streams of fresh, cool water. A few volcanoes have given the soil the richness of high potassium, which nurtures tobacco.