In which country did the card game "Ombre" originate?

Ombre (from Spanish "hombre", meaning 'man') or l'Hombre is a fast-moving seventeenth-century trick-taking card game for three players.

Its history began in Spain around the end of the 16th century as a four-person game. It is one of the earliest card games known in Europe and by far the most classic game of its type, directly ancestral to Euchre, Boston and Solo Whist. Although little played today, Ombre or l'Hombre has been described as "the most successful card game ever invented."

In this three-handed game, a single player, originally known as Ombre or l'Hombre (the man), plays against his two opponents. The game is traditionally played with a forty-card Spanish-suited deck with suits of coins and cups (round) and swords and clubs (long), but when it spread to Northern Europe French-suited cards with suits of diamonds and hearts (red) and spades and clubs (black) were usually substituted.

Once the cards are dealt, players bid for the right to choose what suit will be trumps. The trump maker (Ombre) undertakes to win more tricks than either of the other players, and wins the pool if successful. If an opponent of the Ombre wins the most tricks, then the Ombre pays that opponent. If there is a tie for most tricks, the Ombre pays into the pool. There are additional payments for various feats such as winning all the tricks (Vole).