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Sociedad De Crédito Mobiliario Español
Sociedad General de Crédito Mobiliario Español was a financial company founded in the mid-19th century with France, French capital and structure. Its headquarters were built in 1869 in Paseo de Recoletos in Madrid designed by Severiano Sainz de la Lastra, Sainz de la Lastra. In 1902, the Sociedad de Crédito Mobiliario Español was re-founded under the name of Banesto, Banco Español de Crédito (Banesto), one of whose first presidents was the Marquis of Cortina. History The Sociedad de Crédito Mobiliario Español was born as a banking company of French capital promoted by Isaac Péreire, Isaac Pereire, founder of the French bank Crédit Mobilier. It was incorporated in Madrid on January 28, 1856, under the new Law of Credit Companies under the name of ''Sociedad General de Crédito Mobiliario Español''. This company was mainly dedicated to cover the budgetary deficit of the Government of Spain, Spanish Government, through acquisitions of Government debt, public debt, and to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pereire Brothers
Émile Pereire (3 December 1800, Bordeaux - 5 January 1875, Paris) and his brother Isaac Pereire (25 November 1806, Bordeaux – 12 July 1880, Gretz-Armainvilliers) were major figures in the development of France's finance and infrastructure during the Second French Empire. The Pereire brothers challenged the dominance of the Rothschilds in continental European finance, known at the time as ''haute finance''. Their attempt was temporarily successful, and even though it collapsed in the late 1860s, it contributed to a more developed and vibrant economic landscape. Like the Rothschilds, the Pereires were Jews, but unlike them, they were Sephardi of Portuguese origin. Family The brothers' grandfather was Jacob Rodrigues Pereira, one of the inventors of sign language for the deaf, who was born in Spain and established himself in France in 1741, where he became an interpreter for King Louis XV. Jacob Rodrigues Pereire (as he went by in French) married Miriam Lopès Dias, a Sephardic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
