Antonio López, 1st Marquess of Comillas
The Marquess of Comillas | |
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Litography of the Marquess of Comillas, 1883 | |
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| Born | April 12, 1817 Comillas, Spain |
| Died | January 16, 1883 (aged 65) Barcelona, Spain |
| Spouse | Lluïsa Bru Lassús |
| Children | Four |
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 a number of important companies, and one of the world's wealthiest men 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.