Manuela Janer Cabanyes (1696–1760), was a Spanish businessperson.
She was born in a merchant family: her father and brothers owned a
hotel and traded in
wool and textiles. In 1716, she married Francesc Baldrich, a successful merchant in commercial
investment
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s. Upon the death of her husband in 1748, Manuela Janer Cabanyes took over his business. She invested in buildings and had factories built in
Valls. As was the custom for pious people in Spain, she also made large donations to religious institutions and charitable funds. In 1756, she made her son Anton Baldrich her partner on his 25fth birthday. She is noted as one of the most successful businesswomen in 18th-century Spain and particularly in the history of
Catalonia.
References
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Diccionari Biogrà fic de Dones: Manuela Janer Cabanyes»
* Sanmarti, Carme; Sanmarti, Montserrat (2008). «De comerciants a rendistes: Els Baldrich de Valls (1748-1875)» . En: Quaderns de Vilaniu. Miscel·lania de l'Alt Camp, núm. 53 (maig-2008), p. 3-29.
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1696 births
1760 deaths
Spanish merchants
18th-century Spanish businesswomen
18th-century Spanish businesspeople