Antonio López, 1st Marquess of Comillas

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is López and the second or maternal family name is López.
The Most Excellent
The Marquess of Comillas
GE
Litography of the Marquess of Comillas, 1883
Personal details
Born(1817-04-12)April 12, 1817
Comillas, Spain
DiedJanuary 16, 1883(1883-01-16) (aged 65)
Barcelona, Spain
SpouseLluïsa Bru Lassús
ChildrenFour
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Antonio López y López, 1st Marquess of Comillas, GE (1817 in Comillas – 1883 in Barcelona), was a Spanish businessman, slave trader and shipping magnate. He was the founder of several important companies and one of the world's wealthiest individuals in the second half of the nineteenth century.

After his death, his son Claudio López Bru took over the responsibility of running the companies his father had founded.

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