Banco Español del Río de la Plata (in English: ''Spanish Bank of the Río de la Plata'') was an Argentine bank which operated in Buenos Aires between 1886 and 1983.

History

The Bank was founded in 1886 by

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, born in

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, who served as Manager of The Banco Español and Río de la Plata for several years. Originally its building was located on the Calle de la Piedad (current Bartolomé Mitre), neighborhood of San Nicolás. In 1905 a new building was built by the architect

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, located at the intersections of Reconquista and Cangallo (Buenos Aires). Its original headquarters was acquired by

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in 1988, who demolished the original building in 2001. The Banco Español del Río de la Plata had branches in several European cities, including Barcelona, Madrid (

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) and London. It was merged with the Banco Comercial del Norte in 1983.

References

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