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Carlos Palanca

Chinese-Filipino businessman (1869–1950)

Carlos Tanguinlay Palanca, Sr. (September 1, 1869 – September 2, 1950), also known as Tan Guin Lay (Chinese: 陳迎來; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tân Gêng-lâi) or sometimes misspelled as Tan Quin Lay, was a Chinese Filipino businessman and philanthropist in the Philippines during the late Spanish colonial era, American colonial era, and early post-independence period.2

From Wikipedia’s article on Carlos Palanca (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born 1884, died Sep 2, 1950.1

Companies

Early life and education

Carlos Tanguinlay Palanca, Sr. was born named with Hokkien Chinese: 陳迎來; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tân Gêng-lâi (later romanized as "Tan Guin Lay" or "Tan Guing Lay" in Spanish Philippines) in 1869 in Amoy (now Xiamen), Fukien, Qing China.

From Wikipedia’s article on Carlos Palanca (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Career

Occupation: businessperson.4

Carlos Tanguinlay Palanca Sr. migrated to the Philippines in 1884 and later lived between Quiapo and San Miguel districts of the City of Manila, which later the street name of Echague Street was later renamed to honor Carlos Palanca, Sr. Tan Guin Lay adopted the name "Carlos L. Palanca", after his godfather of the same name whose Hokkien Chinese name was Tan Quien Sien, who also adopted the name "Carlos G. Palanca" from a Spanish Field Marshal and Diplomat, Carlos G. Palanca. Tan Guin Lay worked as an apprentice in a hardware store ran by a relative before setting up his own store in 1890, and became involved in textile trading.

He established La Tondeña Distillers, Inc, a distillery which grew to be a major player in the Philippine alcoholic beverage industry.

From Wikipedia’s article on Carlos Palanca (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Personal life

  • Born1884, Xiamen5

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