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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 a number of important companies, and one of the wealthiest men in the second half of the 19th century.
Antonio Víctor López López de Lamadrid (Comillas, 12 de abril de 1817-Barcelona, 16 de enero de 1883) fue un empresario, banquero, y senador español conocido por su título nobiliario de marqués de Comillas concedido por Alfonso XII en 1878.
On 3 July 1878, the title Marquess of Comillas was granted to Antonio López y López by the King Alfonso XII, in recognition of his contribution to the town of Comillas in northern Spain. The title recalls the name of his hometown.
Oct 11, 2021 · In the summer of 1881, Comillas's 1st Marquess (a marqués is a member of Spanish nobility below a duke but above a count) Antonio López y López, who made his fortune trading slaves and tobacco in Latin America, invited King Alfonso XII of Spain to come and stay with him in his charming Casa Ocejo.
The emigrant Antonio López y López became incredibly rich and well known after his return from Cuba and when he settled in Barcelona. In 1878 King Alfonso XII awarded him with the marquisate of Comillas, his birthplace, in gratitude for his help and economic support during the Cuban conflict.
Also known as the Marques of Comillas, López was a nineteenth-century businessman who formed the Banco Hispano Colonial bank and earned a vast fortune transporting slaves to Cuba. Although today, the idea of building a monument to a notorious slave trader might seem incredible.
Antonio López y López, 1st Marquess of Comillas, GE (1817 in Comillas – 1883 in Barcelona), was a Spanish businessman and shipping magnate. He was the founder of a number of important companies. After his death his son Claudio López Bru took over the responsibility of running the companies his father had founded.
